JP2011215816A - Crop vending device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a crop vending device for vending crops under growth.SOLUTION: The crop vending device 1 includes: a plurality of storage parts 1c, 1c, and so on configured to store crops under growth, and to cultivate the crops; a money slot 14 for receiving money; an availability determination means for determining whether the crops stored in the plurality of storage parts 1c, 1c, and so on are available for sale; and a purchase button 12 for accepting designation of at least one of the crops stored in the plurality of storage parts 1c, 1c, and so on. The crop vending device is configured such that when a predetermined amount of money is received by the money slot 14, the crops designated by the purchase button 12, and determined to be available by the availability determination means can be taken out from the storage part 1c that stores the crops.

Description

  The present invention relates to a crop sales apparatus that sells various crops, and more particularly to a crop sales apparatus that sells a growing crop before harvesting.

  Conventionally, various vending machines for selling various agricultural products such as vegetables and fruits have been proposed. For example, Patent Document 1 stores a harvested crop inside, and stores a plurality of storage boxes formed in two types of external dimensions and a combination of the plurality of storage boxes in an arbitrary combination. A vending machine including a main body is disclosed. According to this vending machine, since there are two types of outer dimensions of the storage box, it is possible to simultaneously sell a plurality of types of crops having different sizes and prices.

  Further, Patent Document 2 includes a plurality of storage units that store the harvested crops therein, and are provided with a plurality of extraction doors for taking out the sale items at least over the entire surface. A vending machine is disclosed. According to this vending machine, it is possible to improve the compactness by appropriately laying out the storage unit.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-40458 JP 2000-123244 A

  By the way, in the case of crops, after harvesting, it has the special characteristic that freshness is rapidly lost with the passage of time. Therefore, as in the conventional vending machine described above, if the sale of the crop after harvesting is performed, the quality of the crop to be sold will deteriorate immediately, so that the purchaser obtains a fresh crop. There is a problem that is difficult.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a crop sales apparatus capable of selling a growing crop before harvesting.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a crop sales apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention stores a growing crop separately and can cultivate the crop. Receiving means for accepting the input of money, sales availability determination means for determining whether or not the crops stored in each of the plurality of storage units can be sold, and each of the plurality of storage units. Input means for accepting identification of at least one of the existing crops, and when the acceptance means accepts the input of a predetermined amount of money, it is identified by the input means, and further by the sale possibility determination means It is comprised so that the said crop can be taken out from the said accommodating part which accommodates the crop determined to be sellable.

  In the crop sales apparatus according to this aspect, the sale availability determination unit determines a growth state of the crop housed in each of the plurality of storage units, and whether the crop can be sold based on the determined growth state. Display means for displaying identification information for identifying a crop that has been determined to be saleable by the sale availability determination means.

  The crop sales apparatus according to the aspect further includes an imaging unit that images the crops stored in each of the plurality of storage units, and the sales availability determination unit is the crop obtained by imaging by the imaging unit. May be configured to determine the growth state of the crop based on image data including

  Further, in the crop sales apparatus according to the aspect, the sale availability determination unit is configured to specify a size of the crop based on the image data, and to determine a growth state of the crop based on the specified size. It may be.

  Further, in the crop sales apparatus according to the aspect, the sale availability determination unit is configured to acquire color information of the crop from the image data and determine a growth state of the crop based on the acquired color information. It may be.

  The crop sales apparatus according to the above aspect receives image data transmission means for transmitting the image data to an external apparatus, and analysis result information for receiving analysis result information indicating an analysis result for the image data from the external apparatus. Receiving means, and the sale availability determination means may be configured to determine the growth state of the crop based on the analysis result information received by the analysis result information reception means.

  The crop sales apparatus according to the aspect further includes a measurement unit that measures the weight of the crop accommodated in each of the plurality of storage units, and the sale availability determination unit is configured to measure the crop that is measured by the measurement unit. It may be configured to determine the growth state of the crop based on the weight of the crop.

  Further, in the agricultural product sales apparatus according to the aspect, the sales availability determination unit specifies a growing period of the agricultural product stored in each of the plurality of storage units, and the agricultural product can be sold based on the specified growing period It may be configured to determine whether or not, and may further include a display unit that displays identification information for identifying a crop that has been determined to be sellable by the sales propriety determination unit.

  In addition, the agricultural product sales apparatus according to the aspect includes a reservation input unit that receives a reservation for purchasing a crop that is not determined to be sellable by the sales availability determination unit among the crops stored in each of the plurality of storage units. In addition, when it is determined that the agricultural product reserved by the reservation input unit can be sold by the sales availability determination unit, and the receiving unit receives a predetermined amount of money, the crop is stored in the storage unit. You may be comprised so that it can take out from.

  In addition, the crop sales apparatus according to the aspect further includes a reservation authentication unit that authenticates whether or not the purchaser has made a reservation for the purchase of the crop, and the person who has been authenticated by the reservation authentication unit as a reservation person When the input unit accepts a predetermined amount of money, the crop may be taken out from the storage unit.

  The crop sales apparatus according to the aspect further includes a communication unit for communicating with an external device via a communication network, and the reservation input unit is configured to purchase a crop received from the external device by the communication unit. You may be comprised so that the reservation of purchase of agricultural products may be received based on the purchase reservation information regarding reservation.

  According to the crop sales apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to use a growing crop before harvesting as a sales target, so that the purchaser can obtain a fresh crop.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The perspective view which shows the structure of the said accommodating part in case the door provided in the accommodating part of the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention is open | released. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a crop sales apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of the layout of the crop information database provided in the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the layout of the image information database provided in the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the crop information update process which the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the sales decision | availability determination process which the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the process at the time of the extraction which the crop sales apparatus concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention performs. The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the layout of the member information database provided in the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the layout of the reservation information database provided in the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the reservation reception process which the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention performs. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the reservation crop sale availability determination processing which the crop sale apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention performs. The perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the layout of the growth period information database provided in the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the sales decision | availability determination process which the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention performs. The block diagram which shows the structure of the crop sales apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the reservation reception process performed by the management server and each client terminal. The figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the display part of a client terminal.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments described below exemplify methods and apparatuses for embodying the technical idea of the present invention, and the technical idea of the present invention is not limited to the following. . The technical idea of the present invention can be variously modified within the technical scope described in the claims.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a crop sales apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the crop sales apparatus 1 includes a plurality of storage units 1c, 1c,... That store growing crops that are sales objects, and a control unit 1d that controls various devices. Composed. The accommodating part 1c has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and is composed of an accommodating part main body 1a in which agricultural products are accommodated, and an input / output part 1b provided with input / output devices related to the purchase of agricultural products in the accommodating part main body 1a. And arranged in 3 rows and 3 columns. In addition, the control unit 1d is provided on the right side of the plurality of storage units 1c arranged in parallel in this way.

  The accommodating part main body 1a has a rectangular parallelepiped housing, and a door 10 is provided on the front surface thereof. The door 10 is connected to one side edge of the left end via a hinge (not shown), and can be rotated by the hinge. The door 10 is provided with a transparent window portion 10a made of plastic, glass, or synthetic resin. Even when the door 10 is closed, the inside of the housing portion main body 1a can be visually recognized through the window portion 10a. It has become. The door 10 is controlled to open and close by a door opening / closing mechanism described later. When the door 10 is closed, the internal space of the accommodating part main body 1a is kept airtight. While the crops are being cultivated, the inside of the housing main body 1a can be maintained in a sterile state by closing the door 10. Whether the door 10 is in an open state or a closed state is detected by an open / close sensor provided in the door open / close mechanism.

  The input / output unit 1b has an elongated rectangular parallelepiped housing, and a display lamp 11 and a purchase button 12 are provided in this order from the top on the front surface. Here, the display lamp 11 includes a red lamp portion 11a that emits red light and a blue lamp portion 11b that is provided below the red lamp portion 11a and lights blue light. The red lamp part 11a and the blue lamp part 11b are turned on as described later, thereby informing the purchaser of the availability of sales of the crops stored in the container main body 1a. In addition, in this Embodiment, when the blue lamp part 11b is lit, it can be sold, and when the red lamp part 11a is lit, a state where no crop is stored in the storage unit main body 1a. It shall be shown. Furthermore, when neither the red lamp part 11a nor the blue lamp part 11b is lit, it indicates that the agricultural products in the housing part main body 1a are in the middle of growth and cannot be sold.

  The purchase button 12 is composed of a push button type switch, and the user purchases the crop by pressing the purchase button 12. Even when the user presses the purchase button 12, if it is not determined that the agricultural product in the container main body 1 a can be sold as described later, the user purchases the agricultural product. It is not possible.

  Further, the control unit 1d has an elongated rectangular parallelepiped housing having a height substantially the same as the height of the three storage units 1c, and a money amount display unit 13 and a money insertion unit 14 are provided on the front surface thereof. And the change return port 15 is provided in this order from the top. Here, the money amount display unit 13 is composed of a liquid crystal display, and displays the total amount of money inserted by the user. The money insertion unit 14 includes a coin insertion unit 14a that can accept the insertion of coins, and a bill insertion unit 14b that can accept the insertion of banknotes provided below the coin insertion unit 14a. When money is inserted into the money insertion unit 14, the total amount is displayed on the amount display unit 13. Further, when change occurs, the change is returned to the change return port 15.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a configuration of the accommodating portion main body 1a when the door 10 is opened. As shown in FIG. 2, the inside of the container main body 1 a is filled with a nutrient solution 50 used for nutrient culture to a position lower than the lower end of the door 10. A rectangular plate-shaped foam resin base 51 floats on the surface of the nutrient solution 50, and the baby leaf of the object to be sold is a young leaf of leafy vegetables such as Mizuna, spinach or lettuce on the base 51. L is placed. The root of the baby leaf L extends through the opening provided in the pedestal 51 to the lower surface side of the pedestal 51. Here, the baby leaf L is an example, and it is needless to say that other agricultural products may be stored in the housing main body 1a as sales objects.

  On the inner side of the left side surface of the housing main body 1a, a camera 16 is provided for capturing an image of a sales object stored in the housing main body 1a. The camera 16 is composed of an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS).

  Two fluorescent lamps 17 and 17 are provided inside the ceiling surface of the housing main body 1a. These fluorescent lamps 17 and 17 function as a lighting tool for illuminating the inside of the housing portion main body 1a, and the agricultural products in the housing portion main body 1a perform photosynthesis using the light from these fluorescent lamps 17 and 17. In addition, you may use a light emitting diode (LED: Light Emitting Diode) etc. as a lighting fixture instead of a fluorescent lamp.

  An air delivery pipe 18a and an air discharge pipe 18b for allowing air to flow are extended backward on the upper side of the back side surface of the housing main body 1a. The air delivery pipe 18a and the air exhaust pipe 18b are communicated with an air pump (not shown) provided at the rear of the housing portion main body 1a. By the action of the air pump, the air delivery pipe 18a and the air exhaust pipe 18b are connected. Air in the container main body 1a circulates through the pipe 18b. Similarly, a nutrient solution delivery pipe 19a and a nutrient solution discharge pipe 19b for allowing the nutrient solution to flow are extended rearwardly on the lower side of the back side surface of the housing main body 1a. These nutrient solution delivery pipes 19a and nutrient solution discharge pipes 19b are communicated with a nutrient solution tank (not shown) provided at the rear of the container body 1a, and the nutrient solution supplied from the nutrient solution tank It circulates in the accommodating part main body 1a through the nutrient solution delivery pipe 19a and the nutrient solution discharge pipe 19b.

  Although not shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit main body 1a includes a weight sensor for measuring the weight of the crop on the pedestal 51 and a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature in the storage unit main body 1a. Is provided. Here, the weight sensor includes, for example, a sensor that measures the amount of sinking of the pedestal 51, and calculates the weight of the crop based on the measured value of the sensor.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the crop sales apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the crop sales apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 20, a main storage device 21, an auxiliary storage device 22, and an input / output interface (I / F) 23 connected to the CPU 20. Yes. The CPU 20, the main storage device 21, the auxiliary storage device 22, and the input / output I / F 23 are connected by a bus.

  The CPU 20 executes a computer program stored in the auxiliary storage device 22. As a result, the crop sales apparatus 1 can execute various processes to be described later while controlling operations of various devices.

  The main storage device 21 is configured by SRAM, DRAM, or the like, and is used for reading a computer program stored in the auxiliary storage device 22. The main storage device 21 is also used as a work area for the CPU 20 when the CPU 20 executes a computer program.

  The auxiliary storage device 22 is configured by a non-volatile storage device such as a flash memory or a hard disk, and stores various computer programs to be executed by the CPU 20, data used for executing the computer programs, and the like. This data includes status information S, which is information indicating whether or not each of the storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,... Contains a farm product and whether or not the farm product can be sold. Is included. The auxiliary storage device 22 is provided with a crop information database (DB) 22A and an image information database (DB) 22B. Details of these databases will be described later.

  The input / output I / F 23 is an interface device for connecting the CPU 20 and various external devices. In the input / output I / F 23, display lamps 11, 11,... And purchase buttons 12, 12,... Provided in each input / output unit 1b, and an amount display unit 13 and money provided in the control unit 1d. .., Temperature sensors 31, 31,..., Door opening / closing mechanisms 32, 32,... And cameras 16, 16,. ing. Each of these devices receives an operation control signal from the CPU 20 via the input / output I / F 23.

Next, the crop information DB 22A and the image information DB 22B will be described.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the crop information DB 22A provided in the crop sales apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the crop information DB 22A includes a box ID field 101 in which a box ID that is an identifier for identifying the storage unit main body 1a is stored, and the growth state of the crops stored in the storage unit main body 1a. Measurement date / time field 102 in which measurement date / time, which is the date / time when various measurements are performed, is stored, size field 103 in which information indicating the size (size) of the crop is stored, and information on the color of the surface of the crop Is stored in the saturation field 104, the weight field 105 in which the weight of the crop is stored, the growth state field 106 in which information indicating the growth state of the crop is stored, and the sales date and time when the crop can be sold. The sales date / time field 107 stores the possible date / time.

  In the present embodiment, the size field 103 stores information of any one of “L (large)”, “M (medium)” and “S (small)” according to the size of the crop. In the saturation field 103, either “dark” or “light” information according to the saturation of a specific color (for example, red when the crop is tomato, green when baby leaf or cucumber is used). Is stored. The growth state field 106 stores information on “good”, “normal”, and “bad” according to the growth state of the crop.

  The information stored in the crop information DB 22A described above is updated as appropriate based on the image data acquired by the camera 16 and the weight acquired by the weight sensor 30. Details of the processing will be described later.

  In the image information DB 22B, image data including the crops on the pedestal 51 obtained by the camera 16 imaging the inside of the housing main body 1a is stored. The camera 16 repeatedly performs imaging processing at preset time intervals (for example, every 6 hours). Then, a plurality of image data obtained as a result are stored in the image information DB 22B together with information such as the imaging date and time. Specifically, it is stored as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the image information DB 22B provided in the agricultural product sales apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the image information DB 22B includes an image ID field 111 in which an image ID for identifying each image data is stored, an imaging date / time field 112 in which the imaging date / time of each image data is stored, and which container body A box ID field 113 for storing a box ID for determining whether the image data is in the image 1a, and an image data field 114 for storing information indicating a storage position of the image data in the auxiliary storage device 22. Yes.

[Operation of crop sales equipment]
The crop sales apparatus 1 configured as described above turns on / off the fluorescent lamps 17 and 17 based on the measurement value of the temperature sensor 31 and the like so as to maintain the growth conditions suitable for the crop in the container body 1a. And control the circulation of air and nutrient solution. The fluorescent lamps 17, 17 may be turned on / off at a preset time, or the air and nutrient solution may be circulated constantly. In this way, it is possible to perform hydroponic cultivation of agricultural products in the storage unit main body 1a.

  Hereinafter, operation | movement of the crop sales apparatus 1 is demonstrated, referring a flowchart. The main processing executed by the crop sales apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes (1) crop information update processing for updating crop information, and (2) determining whether or not the crop can be sold. There is a process for determining whether or not to sell, and (3) a process at the time of extraction that is executed when the crop is extracted. Details of each of these processes will be described below.

(1) Crop information update process FIG. 6: is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the crop information update process which the crop sales apparatus 1 which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention performs. Note that the following crop information update processing is repeatedly executed at a predetermined timing, for example, every time the imaging processing by the camera 16 is executed.

  First, the crop sales apparatus 1 determines the box ID of the container main body 1a to be subjected to the crop information update process according to a predetermined rule (for example, in ascending order of number) (S101). Next, the crop sales apparatus 1 accesses the image information DB 22B, and among the image data related to the box ID of the storage unit main body 1a set as the processing target, the image data (hereinafter referred to as “latest latest”) registered in the image information DB 22B. (Referred to as “image data”) (S102).

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 1 specifies the size of the crop by performing predetermined image processing such as edge extraction on the latest image data (S103). For example, if the crop is a baby leaf L as shown in FIG. 2, the height of the tallest leaf is calculated and ranked in three levels, “L”, “M” and “S” according to the numerical value. To do. If the crop is a tomato, the diameter of the tomato is calculated and ranked in three stages of “L”, “M”, and “S” according to the numerical value.

  Further, the crop sales apparatus 1 obtains color information regarding the color of the surface of the crop by performing predetermined image processing on the latest image data, and analyzes the color information (S104). For example, when the agricultural product is a baby leaf, it is determined whether the color of the surface is “deep” or “light” depending on whether the saturation of green is higher than a predetermined value. If the crop is a tomato, it is determined whether the color is “deep” or “light” depending on whether the saturation of red is higher than a predetermined value.

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 1 measures the weight of the crop in the container main body 1a by causing the weight sensor 30 to perform measurement processing (S105). The agricultural product sales apparatus 1 accesses the image information DB 22B, reads one or a plurality of image data registered in the image information DB 22B before the latest image data, and compares the image data with the latest image data. The process is executed (S106). Thereby, a time change such as the size of the crop to be processed can be measured, and the degree of growth of the crop can be calculated based on the time change.

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 1 has information on the size of the crop identified in step S103, the analysis result in step S104, the weight of the crop measured in step S105, and the degree of growth of the crop obtained as a result of step S106. Based on the above, the growth state of the crop is ranked in three stages to determine the growth state of the crop (S107). This determination process may be performed based on the score given as follows. High scores are given in the order of “L”, “M”, and “S”, and a high score is given when the surface color is judged as “dark” compared to a case where it is judged as “light”. To do. Further, statistical data indicating the average value of the weight of the crop is stored, and as a result of comparison with the statistical data, a high score is given when the weight measured in step S105 is equal to or higher than the average, and when the average data is below the average, Try to give a low score. Further, statistical data indicating the average value of the degree of growth of the crop is stored, and as a result of comparison with the statistical data, a high score is given when the degree of growth obtained as a result of step S106 is equal to or higher than the average, which is below the average In some cases, give a low score. Then, the growth state is determined by ranking “good”, “normal”, and “bad” in descending order of the total score of these scores.

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 1 estimates the date and time when the crop in the storage unit main body 1a can be sold based on the growth state determined in step S107 (S108). Specifically, for each type of crop, the best time to harvest data (for example, two weeks after the start of growth) is stored, and when the growth state is “good”, It becomes possible to harvest two days earlier. When the growth state is “normal”, it can be harvested according to the appropriate harvest time data. When the growth state is “poor”, it can be harvested two days later than the appropriate harvest time data. Judge. The day when the crop can be harvested is set as the date when the crop can be sold.

  Further, the crop sales apparatus 1 updates the crop information DB 22A by storing the information obtained in the above steps in each field of the crop information DB 22A (S109). Specifically, any of “L”, “M”, and “S” information obtained in step S103 is stored in the size field 103, and either “deep” or “light” obtained in step S104 is stored. Such information is stored in the saturation field 104, the weight of the crop obtained in step S105 is stored in the weight field 105, and one of “good”, “normal”, and “bad” obtained in step S107 is stored. Information is stored in the status field 106, and the sales date / time estimated in step S108 is stored in the sales date / time field 107, thereby updating the crop information DB 22A.

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 1 determines whether or not the crop information update process has been executed for all the storage unit main bodies 1a (S110). Here, when it determines with the accommodating part main body 1a which has not been processed yet existing (it is NO at S110), the crop sales apparatus 1 returns to step S101, and performs subsequent step S102 thru | or S109. On the other hand, when it determines with having performed crop information update process about all the accommodating part main bodies 1a (it is YES at S110), the crop sales apparatus 1 complete | finishes a process.

  In addition, as for the size determination of the crop in step S103, various methods other than the method performed based on the image data as described above can be considered. For example, the measurement may be performed by measuring the height and width of the crop using a laser distance meter or an ultrasonic distance measuring device. Further, whether or not the agricultural product in the container main body 1a passes through the opening when a plate-shaped mold provided with an opening of a predetermined size is provided in the container main body 1a and the mold is moved. Based on this determination, the size of the crop may be determined. Further, a sensor for measuring the sinking amount of the pedestal 51 may be provided, and the size of the crop may be determined based on the measurement value of the sensor.

  In addition, various methods other than the above-described method can be considered for determining the growth state of the crop in step S107. For example, using a known optical sensor fruit selection device, measure the maturity and sugar content of the crops in the container body 1a, and determine the growth state in consideration of the maturity and sugar content together. Also good. In addition, it is possible to detect the hardness, moisture content, and hammering sound of agricultural products by a known method, and determine the growth state in consideration of the information.

(2) Sales availability determination process FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the sales availability determination process executed by the crop sales apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The following sale possibility determination process is repeatedly executed at a predetermined timing, for example, every time the above-described crop information update process is executed. In the following, it is assumed that neither the red lamp portion 11a nor the blue lamp portion 11b constituting the display lamp 11 is lit.

  The crop sales apparatus 1 first determines the box ID of the container main body 1a that is the target of the sale availability determination process according to a predetermined rule (for example, in ascending order of number) (S111). Then, the crop sales apparatus 1 accesses the crop information DB 22A, and reads out the latest crop information registered in the crop information DB 22A among the crop information related to the box ID of the storage unit main body 1a set as the processing target (S112).

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 1 compares the sale date / time in the read crop information with the current date / time, and determines whether or not the sale date / time has been reached (S113). Here, when it determines with not having reached the sales possible date and time (it is NO at S113), the crop sales apparatus 1 complete | finishes a process. On the other hand, if it is determined that the sales date / time has been reached (YES in S113), the crop sales apparatus 1 turns on the blue lamp portion 11b (S114). In this case, the crop sales apparatus 1 reflects in the status information S information indicating that the crops stored in the processing target storage unit main body 1a can be sold.

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 1 determines whether or not the sales permission / inhibition determination process has been executed for all the storage unit main bodies 1a (S115). Here, when it determines with the accommodating part main body 1a which has not yet been processed (NO in S115), the agricultural product sales apparatus 1 returns to step S111, and performs subsequent steps S112 to S114. On the other hand, when it determines with having performed the sales decision | availability determination process about all the accommodating part main bodies 1a (it is YES at S115), the crop sales apparatus 1 complete | finishes a process.

  As a result of the above processing, among the plurality of storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,..., The display lamp 11 is lit in blue for the storage unit main body 1a in which the stored farm products are available for sale. For the storage unit main body 1a that has not yet reached the date of sale, the display lamp 11 remains off. Thereby, the user who is considering the purchase of farm products can easily know which of the plurality of storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,... .

  In the state where the display lamp 11 is lit in blue, when the purchase button 12 is pressed by the user after receiving the input of a predetermined amount of money from the user via the money input unit 14, the crop sales device 1 CPU 20 instructs the door opening / closing mechanism 32 of the housing main body 1 a connected to the input / output unit 1 b including the purchase button 12 to open the door 10. As a result, the door 10 is in an open state, and the user can take out the farm products in the housing main body 1a.

(3) Processing at the time of extraction FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing at the time of extraction executed by the crop sales apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
As described above, when the user takes out the agricultural product in the housing main body 1a, the open state of the door 10 is detected by the open / close sensor provided in the door open / close mechanism 32. When it is detected by the opening / closing sensor that the crop has been taken out (S121), the crop sales apparatus 1 turns on the red lamp portion 11a of the input / output unit 1b corresponding to the storage unit body 1a including the door 10. (S122), the process ends. In this case, the crop sales apparatus 1 reflects in the status information S information indicating that no crop is stored in the storage unit main body 1a to be processed.

  As a result of the above processing, the display lamp 11 of the container main body 1a that has become empty because the crop has been taken out lights up in red. Thereby, the user who is considering the purchase of agricultural products can easily know which of the plurality of storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,...

(Embodiment 2)
The crop sales apparatus of Embodiment 2 is an apparatus that can make a reservation for the purchase of the crops stored in the storage unit main body. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the crop sales apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.

[Configuration of crop sales equipment]
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a crop sales apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a crop sales apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the control unit 2d included in the agricultural product sales apparatus 2 of the present embodiment includes a display 40 configured with a liquid crystal display and various information instead of the amount display unit 13 of the control unit 1d in the first embodiment. The key input part 41 which can input is provided. As shown in FIG. 10, the display 40 is connected to the input / output I / F 23, receives an operation control signal from the CPU 20 via the input / output I / F 23, and displays characters and numbers accordingly. Similarly, the key input unit 41 is connected to the input / output I / F 23, and outputs a signal related to the input received from the user to the CPU 20 via the input / output I / F 23.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the auxiliary storage device 22 is provided with a member information database (DB) 22C and a reservation information database (DB) 22D in addition to the crop information DB 22A and the image information DB 22B similar to those in the first embodiment. ing. Details of the member information DB 22C and reservation information DB 22D will be described below.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the member information DB 22C provided in the crop sales apparatus 2 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the member information DB 22C has a member ID field 201 for storing a member ID for identifying each member, and a password field 202 for storing a password set for each member. Yes.

  The information stored in the member information DB 22C described above is generated based on the contents received from each user at the time of pre-registration for using the agricultural product sales apparatus of the present embodiment. The user who has completed this pre-registration becomes a member who can purchase a crop using the crop sales apparatus of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the reservation information DB 22D provided in the crop sales apparatus 2 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the reservation information DB 22D includes a reservation ID field 211 that stores a reservation ID for identifying each reservation made by a member, a reservation date and time field 212 that stores the date and time when each reservation was made, and each reservation. Member ID field 213 in which the member ID of the member who performed the registration is stored, and box ID field 214 in which the box ID for identifying the accommodating unit main body 1a that accommodates each reserved crop is stored. ing. The reservation information stored in the reservation information DB 22D is updated each time a member makes a reservation.

  In addition, since the other structure of the agricultural product sales apparatus 2 of this Embodiment is the same as that of the case of Embodiment 1, it attaches | subjects the same code | symbol and abbreviate | omits description.

[Operation of crop sales equipment]
Next, the operation of the crop sales apparatus 2 configured as described above will be described with reference to a flowchart. In addition to the (1) crop information update processing, (2) sales availability determination processing, and (3) take-out processing in the first embodiment, the crop sales device 2 of the present embodiment includes (4) crop information A reservation acceptance process for accepting a reservation for purchase and (5) a reserved crop sales availability determination process for determining whether or not a reserved farm product (hereinafter referred to as “reserved farm product”) can be sold are executed. Note that (1) crop information update processing, (2) sales availability determination processing, and (3) extraction processing are the same as those in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, (4) reservation acceptance processing and (5) reservation crop sales availability determination processing will be described.

(4) Reservation Acceptance Processing FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure of reservation acceptance processing executed by the crop sales apparatus 2 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
A user who has completed the pre-registration and becomes a member inputs the member ID and password using the key input unit 41. The crop sales apparatus 2 that has received this input executes member authentication processing based on whether or not member information that matches the input member ID and password is registered in the member information DB 22C (S201). When the authentication of the member authentication process is successful, the crop sales apparatus 2 displays information that prompts the user to input reservation information regarding the purchase reservation of the crop stored in the storage unit main body 1a on the display 40.

  In this case, the user selects a desired storage unit body 1a from among the plurality of storage unit bodies 1a, 1a,..., And uses the key input unit 41 for reservation information including the box ID of the storage unit body 1a. input. When receiving the reservation information from the member (S202), the agricultural product sales apparatus 2 refers to the status information S to determine whether the container body 1a identified by the box ID included in the reservation information is not empty. Is determined (S203). Here, when it is determined that it is not empty (that is, the crop is stored in the storage unit body 1a) (YES in S203), the crop sales apparatus 1 reserves the crops stored in the storage unit body 1a. Information is generated and registered in the reservation information DB 22D (S204), and reservation completion information indicating that the reservation is completed is displayed on the display 40 (S205). This reservation completion information includes a reservation ID. On the other hand, when it determines with it being empty (it is NO at S203), the crop sales apparatus 1 displays the error information which shows that a reservation is impossible on the display 40 (S206).

  The purchase reservation of the crop accommodated in the accommodating part main body 1a is made by the above process. In this reservation acceptance process, it is possible to make a purchase reservation regardless of whether or not the farm product can be sold. Accordingly, (2) it is possible to make a purchase reservation not only for the crops that are determined to be sellable by the sellability determination process but also for the crops that are determined not to be sellable. The user who made the reservation then went to the place where the crop sales apparatus 1 was installed when it was considered that the reserved crops had grown and could be harvested. The availability determination process is executed.

(5) Reserved crop sales availability determination processing FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a procedure of reserved crop sales availability determination processing executed by the crop sales device 2 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
The user who made the reservation uses the key input unit 41 to input the member ID and password. The crop sales apparatus 2 that has received this input executes member authentication processing based on whether or not member information that matches the input member ID and password is registered in the member information DB 22C (S211). When the member authentication process is successfully authenticated, the crop sales apparatus 2 displays information prompting the input of the reservation ID on the display 40.

  In this case, the user inputs a reservation ID using the key input unit 41. When accepting the input of the reservation ID from the user (S212), the crop sales apparatus 2 reads the reservation information related to the reservation ID from the reservation information DB 22D using the reservation ID as a search key, and further, to the read reservation information. Among the crop information related to the included box ID, the crop information registered in the latest crop information DB 22A is read (S213).

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 2 compares the available date / time in the read crop information with the current date / time, and determines whether or not the available date / time has been reached (S214). Here, if it is determined that the sales date / time has been reached (YES in S214), the crop sales apparatus 1 displays characters such as “can be purchased” (hereinafter referred to as “first message”) on the display 40. (S215), and the process ends. On the other hand, if it is determined that the sales date / time has not been reached (NO in S214), the crop sales apparatus 1 displays characters such as “not yet available for purchase” (hereinafter referred to as “second message”) on the display 40. (S216), the process ends.

  As a result of the above processing, the first message is displayed on the display 40 when the reserved crop in the storage unit main body 1a is available for sale, and the first message is displayed when the reserved crop is not available for sale. Two messages will be displayed on the display 40. When the first message is displayed on the display 40, the user who made the reservation inserts a predetermined amount of money and presses the purchase button 12. As a result, the door 10 of the storage unit main body 1a storing the reserved crop is opened, and the user can take out the reserved crop in the storage unit main body 1a.

(Embodiment 3)
The crop sales apparatus of Embodiment 3 is an apparatus that determines whether or not the crop can be sold based on the growing period of the crop stored in the storage unit main body. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the crop sales apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.

[Configuration of crop sales equipment]
FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a crop sales apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the agricultural product sales apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 15, the agricultural product sales apparatus 3 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of storage units 3 c including a storage unit main body 1 a and an input / output unit 3 b. Here, the input / output unit 3 b includes a remaining time display unit 52 formed of a liquid crystal display above the display lamp 11. As shown in FIG. 16, the remaining time display unit 52 is connected to the input / output I / F 23, receives an operation control signal from the CPU 20 via the input / output I / F 23, and according to this, the remaining time until the sales possible date and time A number indicating the remaining time is displayed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the auxiliary storage device 22 is provided with a growth period information database (DB) 22E relating to the growth period of the crops stored in the storage section 1a. Details of the growth period information DB 22E will be described later. Note that the crop sales apparatus 3 of the present embodiment is not provided with the camera 16 in the case of the first embodiment, and further is not provided with the crop information DB 22A and the image information DB 22B. Since the other structure of the agricultural product sales apparatus 3 of this Embodiment is the same as that of Embodiment 1, it attaches | subjects the same code | symbol and abbreviate | omits description.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of the layout of the growing period information database provided in the crop sales apparatus 3 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 17, the growing period information DB 22E is a box ID field 301 in which a box ID for identifying the containing unit main body 1a is stored, and a growth start indicating the date and time when the crop starts growing in the containing unit main body 1a. A growth start date / time field 302 in which the date / time is stored, a saleable date / time field 303 in which the date / time when the crop can be sold is stored, a current date / time field 304 in which the current date / time is stored, and a date / time for sale Remaining time, that is, a remaining time field 305 in which the remaining time, which is the difference between the available date and time and the current date and time, is stored. Here, in the sales possible date / time field 303, a date and time after a predetermined time from the growth start date and time is set in advance (in the example shown in FIG. 17, three weeks after the growth start date and time is the sales possible date and time). . The available date / time stored in the available date / time field 303 is appropriately set according to the type of crop.

  Among the information stored in the growing period information DB 22E, the growing start date / time and the sales possible date / time are fixed values until the crop is sold in the receiving unit main body 1a. On the other hand, the current date and time and the remaining time are repeatedly updated at predetermined time intervals as will be described later.

[Operation of crop sales equipment]
Hereinafter, operation | movement of the crop sales apparatus 3 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated, referring a flowchart. Note that in the crop sales apparatus 3 of the present embodiment, (1) the crop information update process in the first embodiment is not executed, and only (2) the sale availability determination process and (3) the process at the time of take-out are executed. Among these, (3) the process at the time of taking out is the same as in the case of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted. Hereinafter, (2) the sale availability determination process will be described.

(2) Sales availability determination process FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the sales availability determination process executed by the crop sales apparatus 3 according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Note that this sale availability determination process is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals.
First, the crop sales apparatus 3 determines the box ID of the container main body 1a to be subjected to the sales permission / inhibition determination process according to a predetermined rule (for example, in ascending order of number) (S301). Then, the crop sales apparatus 1 reads out the growth period information related to the box ID from the growth period information DB 22E, updates the current date and time (S302), and further, the difference between the updated current date and the available sales date and time. The remaining time is updated (S303).

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 3 determines whether or not the remaining time updated in step S303 is zero (S304). If it is determined that the remaining time is zero (YES in S304), the crop sales apparatus 3 turns on the blue lamp unit 11b (S304) and ends the process. In this case, the crop sales apparatus 3 reflects in the status information S information indicating that the crops stored in the processing target storage unit main body 1a can be sold. On the other hand, when it is determined that the remaining time is not zero (NO in S304), the crop sales apparatus 3 displays the remaining time on the remaining time display unit 52 (S306) and ends the process.

  Next, the crop sales apparatus 3 determines whether or not the sales permission / inhibition determination process has been executed for all the storage unit main bodies 1a (S307). Here, when it is determined that there is an accommodating unit main body 1a that has not yet been processed (NO in S307), the crop sales apparatus 3 returns to step S301 and executes subsequent steps S302 to S306. On the other hand, if it is determined that the sales permission / inhibition determination process has been executed for all of the storage unit main bodies 1a (YES in S307), the crop sales apparatus 3 ends the process.

  As a result of the above processing, among the plurality of storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,..., The display lamp 11 is lit in blue for the storage unit main body 1a in which the stored farm products are available for sale. For the storage unit main body 1a that has not yet reached the marketable date and time, the remaining time is displayed on the remaining time display unit 52, and the display lamp 11 remains off. Thereby, until the user who is considering the purchase of agricultural products can purchase which of the plurality of storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,... You can easily know how much time there is.

(Embodiment 4)
The crop sales apparatus according to the fourth embodiment is an apparatus that can make a reservation for the purchase of crops as in the second embodiment. However, in the case of the crop sales apparatus of the present embodiment, (4) reservation acceptance processing in the second embodiment is performed via a communication network. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the crop sales apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described.

[Configuration of crop sales equipment]
FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a crop sales apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 19, the agricultural product sales apparatus 4 of this Embodiment is connected with the communication apparatus 60 for connecting with communication networks NTW, such as the internet. Other configurations are the same as those in the second embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

  In addition to the communication device 60, the communication network NTW includes a management server 70 for managing purchase reservations for crops, and a plurality of client terminals such as personal computers and mobile phones operated by each user of the crop sales device 4. 80, 80,... Are connected. A reservation acceptance process for accepting a reservation for a crop is performed by communicating between the management server 70 and each of the client terminals 80, 80,... Via the communication network NTW. In the case of the present embodiment, the crop sales apparatus 4 and the management server 70 transmit and receive data to and from each other via the communication network NTW, thereby enabling the crop information DB 22A, the image information DB 22B, the member information DB 22C, and the reservation information DB 22D. Share.

[Operation of crop sales equipment]
As described above, in the present embodiment, (4) reservation acceptance processing is executed by the management server 70 and each client terminal 80. Hereinafter, this reservation reception process will be described.
FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the reservation reception process executed by the management server 70 and each client terminal 80. In order to perform the following reservation acceptance process, a user who has completed membership registration must access the management server 70 using the client terminal 80 and receive authentication by a predetermined member authentication process. Hereinafter, a process after the member authentication process is completed will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the client terminal 80 transmits an image for requesting transmission of image data containing a growing crop in the plurality of container main bodies 1a, 1a,... According to an instruction from the member. The request is transmitted to the management server 70 (S401).

  When the management server 70 receives the image transmission request transmitted from the client terminal 80 (S501), the management server 70 accesses the image information DB 22B and the crop information DB 22A, and stores a plurality of pieces stored in the storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,. The image information including the latest image data of the crop and the latest crop information of each housing unit main body 1a, 1a,... Are read (S502).

  Next, the management server 70 generates screen information related to the screen displayed on the client terminal 80 (S503). Specifically, screen information including the image data included in the image information read out in step S502 and information relating to the growth state included in the read crop information is generated (S504). The management server 70 transmits the screen information generated in this way to the client terminal 80 (S504).

When the client terminal 80 receives the screen information transmitted from the management server 70 (S402), the client terminal 80 displays the received screen information on the display unit (S403).
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display unit of the client terminal 80. As shown in FIG. 21, on this screen, there are image data indicating the crops stored in all the storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,... Provided in the crop sales device 4, and a state indicating the growth state of the crops. It is displayed. In addition, when no crop is stored in the storage unit main body 1a, “empty” is displayed. In the screen example shown in FIG. 21, a check box with the letters “reservation” is provided for each crop whose growth state is “good”. When the user wishes to make a purchase reservation, the client terminal 80 uses the client terminal 80 to check this check box and clicks a send button provided at the bottom of the screen. As a result, the purchase reservation information for making a reservation for the purchase of the crop is input. When receiving input of purchase reservation information from the user (S404), the client terminal 80 transmits the purchase reservation information to the management server 70 (S405).

  When the management server 70 receives the purchase reservation information transmitted from the client terminal 80 (S505), the reception date and time of the received purchase reservation information, the member ID of the user who transmitted the purchase reservation information, and the purchase reservation Based on the contents of the information, a new record is created in the reservation information DB 22D, and the reservation information DB 22D is updated (S506). Next, the management server 70 transmits reservation completion information indicating that the reservation for the purchase of the crop has been completed to the client terminal 80 (S507).

  When the client terminal 80 receives the reservation completion information transmitted from the management server 70 (S407), the client terminal 80 displays the received reservation completion information on the display unit (S408). The member can confirm that the reservation is completed by the reservation completion information displayed in this way.

  After the reservation acceptance process is completed as described above, the management server 70 transmits the contents of the new record registered in the reservation information DB 22D to the crop sales apparatus 4. Receiving this, the crop sales apparatus 4 registers the record in the reservation information DB 22D provided for itself. After that, as in the case of the second embodiment, the agricultural product sales apparatus 4 performs the (5) reservation agricultural product sale availability determination process, whereby the reserved agricultural product is sold.

  In the above first to third embodiments, the crop sales apparatus itself has acquired information necessary for determining whether or not the crops stored in the storage unit main body 1a can be sold. When the crop sales apparatus and the management server are communicably connected as in the form, the crop sales apparatus may determine whether or not to sell based on information given from the management server. Specifically, it is conceivable to determine whether or not sales are possible as follows. First, the crop sales apparatus 4 transmits the image data stored in the image information DB 22 </ b> B to the management server 70. On the management server 70 side, the image data is analyzed, and the growth state of the crops in the storage unit main bodies 1a, 1a,. This analysis may be performed by a process similar to the process in the crop information update process described in the first embodiment, or may be performed manually by an operator observing image data. The management server 70 transmits analysis result information indicating the analysis result to the crop sales apparatus 4. Receiving this, the crop sales apparatus 4 determines the growth state of the crop in the storage unit based on the analysis result information, and determines whether or not the crop can be sold according to the determination result.

(Other embodiments)
In each of the above-described embodiments, only one sale date / time is set and whether or not the agricultural product can be sold is determined based on the sale date / time. However, it is also possible to set a plurality of sale dates / times. Specifically, in step S108 in the above-described (1) crop information update process, the first saleable date and the second saleable date and time are estimated as the saleable date and time of the crop in the container body 1a. Of these, the second saleable date / time is set as the saleable date / time estimated based on the appropriate harvest time data as described above, and the first saleable date / time is set a predetermined time before the second saleable date / time (for example, 2 Date). (2) In the sale availability determination process, for example, when it is determined that the first sale date / time has been reached, the display lamp 11 blinks in blue, and when it is determined that the second sale date / time has been reached, a display lamp is displayed. 11 is turned on in blue, for example, to display differently depending on whether the first sales date / time is reached or the second sales date / time is reached. For example, when a user who is considering purchasing a crop wants to purchase a crop before ripening, he / she inserts money and presses the purchase button 12 when the display lamp 11 is flashing blue. Thereby, although the 2nd sale possible date and time has not yet been reached, the crop which reached the 1st sale possible date and time of the predetermined time before it can be purchased. For example, when the user wishes to purchase a mature crop, the user inserts money and presses the purchase button 12 when the display lamp 11 is lit in blue. As a result, it is possible to purchase the crops that have reached the second saleable date and time.

  It should be noted that the above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined. Therefore, for example, by combining the first embodiment and the third embodiment, it is possible to realize a crop sales apparatus that determines whether or not a crop can be sold based on image data obtained by a camera, a growing period, and the like. Is also possible.

  The crop sales device of the present invention is useful as a crop sales device for selling various growing crops such as vegetables and fruits.

1, 2, 3, 4 Agricultural crop sales apparatus 1a housing unit body 1b, 3b input / output unit 1c, 3c housing unit 1d, 2d control unit 10 door 10a window unit 11 display lamp 11a red lamp unit 11b blue lamp unit 12 purchase button 13 Amount display section 14 Money insertion section 14a Coin insertion section 14b Bill insertion section 15 Change change outlet 16 Camera 17 Fluorescent lamp 18a Air delivery pipe 18b Air discharge pipe 19a Nutrient solution delivery pipe 19b Nutrient solution discharge pipe 21 Main storage device 22 Auxiliary storage device 22A Agricultural product information database 22B Image information database 22C Membership information database 22D Reservation information database 22E Growth period information database 23 Input / output interface 30 Weight sensor 31 Temperature sensor 32 Door open / close mechanism 40 Display 41 Key input section 50 Nutrient solution 51 Base 52 Remaining During the display unit 60 the communication device 70 the management server 80 Client terminal

Claims (11)

A plurality of storage units configured to store growing crops separately and to be able to cultivate the crops;
An accepting means for accepting money,
Sales availability determination means for determining whether or not the crops stored in each of the plurality of storage units can be sold;
Input means for receiving identification of at least one crop among the crops stored in each of the plurality of storage units,
When an input of a predetermined amount of money is accepted by the accepting unit, the crop is taken out from the storage unit that stores the crop that is specified by the input unit and determined to be sellable by the sellability determination unit. A crop sales device configured to be able to. The sale availability determination unit is configured to determine a growth state of a crop housed in each of the plurality of storage units, and to determine whether or not the crop can be sold based on the determined growth state. And
The crop sales apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying identification information for identifying a crop that has been determined to be sellable by the sales possibility determination means. Further comprising imaging means for imaging crops accommodated in each of the plurality of accommodating units;
The crop sales apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the sale availability determination unit is configured to determine a growth state of the crop based on image data including the crop obtained by imaging by the imaging unit.   The crop according to claim 3, wherein the sale availability determination unit is configured to specify a size of the crop based on the image data, and to determine a growth state of the crop based on the specified size. Sales equipment.   The said sales possibility determination means is comprised so that the color information of the said crop may be acquired from the said image data, and the growth state of the said crop may be determined based on the acquired color information. Crop sales equipment. Image data transmitting means for transmitting the image data to an external device;
Analysis result information receiving means for receiving analysis result information indicating an analysis result for the image data from the external device;
The farm product according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the sales possibility determination unit is configured to determine a growth state of the crop based on the analysis result information received by the analysis result information reception unit. Sales equipment. Further comprising measuring means for measuring the weight of the crops stored in each of the plurality of storage units,
The crop sales apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 6, wherein the sales possibility determination unit is configured to determine a growth state of the crop based on a weight of the crop measured by the measurement unit. . The sales availability determination unit is configured to identify a growing period of the crop housed in each of the plurality of housing units, and to determine whether the farm product can be sold based on the identified growing period. And
The crop sales apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying identification information for identifying a crop that has been determined to be sellable by the sales possibility determination means. Of the crops housed in each of the plurality of housing units, further comprising a reservation input means for accepting a reservation for purchase of a crop that is not determined to be sellable by the sales permission / inhibition determining means,
After the agricultural product reserved by the reservation input unit is determined to be sellable by the sales availability determination unit, when the receiving unit accepts the input of a predetermined amount of money, the agricultural product is taken out from the storage unit. The agricultural product sales apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the agricultural product sales apparatus is configured so that Reservation authentication means for authenticating whether or not the person who made the reservation for the purchase of the crop is further provided,
When a predetermined amount of money is accepted by the acceptance means from a person who has been authenticated as a reservation person by the reservation authentication means, the crop is configured to be taken out from the storage unit. The agricultural product sales apparatus of Claim 9. A communication unit for communicating with an external device via a communication network;
The said reservation input means is comprised so that the reservation of the purchase of agricultural products may be received based on the purchase reservation information regarding the reservation of the purchase of agricultural products received from the said external device by the said communication part. Crop sales equipment.

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