JP2016162201A - Information processing system and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing system and a program capable of managing commodities to be discarded as well as articles to be bought in purchasing article management.SOLUTION: The information processing system includes: extraction means that extracts articles, which are purchased by the user and stored being associated with a piece of predetermined storage information from a purchase history of the user; and storage means that, when a deletion request is made on any of the purchased articles extracted by the extraction means, stores a piece of statistical deletion information in which the deletion date is associated with the relevant purchased article in a storage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 17

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when performing purchase management (stock management, product expiration date, etc.), food materials may be discarded for reasons such as food pain or expiration date. When trying to calculate how much food was discarded at this time, it was necessary to manually judge from past receipts and collect the data, which was troublesome.

  In addition, in the conventional purchase management, the data is deleted when the stock runs out, so that the lost amount cannot be easily analyzed.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that it is possible to manage products that are easily discarded in purchased product management. Moreover, it is providing the information processing apparatus and program which can manage a purchased item.

  The information processing apparatus according to the embodiment includes an extraction unit that extracts a purchase item that is purchased by a user from a purchase history of the user and is stored in association with predetermined storage location information, and the extraction unit extracts And a storage unit that stores, in a storage unit, deletion statistical information in which the deleted deletion date is associated with the purchased item when a deletion request is made for any of the purchased items.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a purchased product management system according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a company server. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the purchased product management server. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the purchased product management DB. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the user terminal. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the POS terminal. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the company server. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the purchased product management server. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the user terminal. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of purchased product management processing performed by the purchased product management server. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of purchased product information provision processing performed by the purchased product management server. FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example of the screen transition of the purchased product management screen (background screen). FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchased item management screen. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchased item management screen. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of purchased product operation processing performed by the purchased product management server. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchased item management screen. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchased item management screen.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a purchased product management system according to the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the purchased product management system includes a POS (Point of Sales) terminal 1, a company server 2, a purchased product management server 3, and a user terminal 4.

The POS terminal 1 is provided in a store P1 that sells products. The POS terminal 1 can be connected to a network N1 that connects the store P1 and the head office P2 via a network device (not shown) such as a router. Here, the network N1 is a dedicated line such as a VPN (Virtual Private Network).

  The POS terminal 1 generates receipt data based on the merchandise sales data indicating the transaction contents by performing merchandise sales data processing including settlement processing of merchandise purchased by the user at the store. Further, the POS terminal 1 generates an electronic receipt obtained by converting the data format of the receipt data, and outputs (transmits) it to the company server 2 via the network N1.

  Note that the number of POS terminals 1 provided in the store P1 is not particularly limited. Further, a store server or the like for storing and managing a product data file used for product sales data processing may be provided in the store. In this case, the store server may be configured to collect electronic receipts generated at each of the POS terminals 1 and output them collectively to the company server 2.

  The company server 2 is provided, for example, at the company headquarters P2 that operates the store P1. The company server 2 receives and manages electronic receipts transmitted from each store P1 (POS terminal 1) operated by the company. That is, the company server 2 functions as a company electronic receipt management server that collectively manages electronic receipts generated at each store P1 operated by the company.

  The company server 2 is connected to the purchased product management server 3 via the network N2. The network N2 is a dedicated line such as the Internet or VPN. The company server 2 transmits the electronic receipt received from each store P1 to the purchase management server 3.

  The purchased product management server 3 is, for example, an information processing apparatus provided in a data center P3 of a third institution independent of each company of the company server 2. The purchased product management server 3 is connected to the company server 2 of each company via the network N2. The purchased product management server 3 receives and manages electronic receipts transmitted from each company (company server 2). That is, the purchased product management server 3 functions as an electronic receipt management server for users (for consumers) that collectively manages electronic receipts generated at stores of various companies.

  In addition, the purchased product management server 3 stores and manages member information regarding a user (hereinafter referred to as “member”) who has registered in the system in a member master 33a (see FIG. 4) described later. In addition, the registration method to this system is not particularly limited. For example, registration in the present system may be performed via the POS terminal 1 at the store P1 or may be performed via the user terminal 4. Further, a unique member ID, which is identification information for specifying the consumer, is given to the consumer who has registered as a member.

  The user terminal 4 is a terminal device used by a user (member) of this system. The user terminal 4 can be realized by using a communication terminal such as a laptop computer such as a smartphone or a tablet computer. The user terminal 4 can be connected to a server device such as the purchased product management server 3 via the network N3. Here, the network N3 is the Internet or various public networks.

  Next, the hardware configuration of each device described above will be described.

  First, the POS terminal 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the POS terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the POS terminal 1 includes a control unit 11 that controls various operations and each unit of the POS terminal 1 in an integrated manner. The control unit 11 is a computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an RTC (Real Time Clock), and the like. The ROM stores various programs and data. The RAM temporarily stores various programs and various data in a rewritable manner. The RTC keeps the current date and time.

  The control unit 11 is connected to the operation unit 12, the printer 13, the display unit 14, and the code scanner 15 via the bus 18.

  The operation unit 12 has various operation keys for an operator to input an operation. The operation keys include, for example, numeric keys for inputting numerical values, cursor keys for selecting predetermined items, and selection determination keys. Further, the operation keys include a subtotal key for instructing the total output of products for which sales are registered in a transaction, a closing key for declaring that a transaction is closed and the price is settled. The printer 13 is a printer device that prints receipts, journals, and the like.

  The display unit 14 is, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display unit 14 displays various information such as the product name, the price, the total amount of one transaction for which settlement has been declared, and the change amount of the merchandise registered for sale. The display unit 14 includes an operator display 14a for displaying various information for an operator such as a cashier and a user display 14b for displaying various information for a user (consumer). The display unit 14 may have a touch panel configuration. In this case, the touch panel functions as the operation unit 12.

  The code scanner 15 is a scanner device that optically reads a code symbol such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code. For example, the code scanner 15 reads a code symbol attached to a product, a code symbol displayed on an article (member card or user terminal 4) presented by the user, and the like. Then, the code scanner 15 outputs information read from the code symbol to the control unit 11. It is assumed that a product code or the like for identifying the product is held in the code symbol attached to the product. Further, it is assumed that a member ID or the like for specifying the user is held in the code symbol presented by the user.

  The control unit 11 is connected to a communication I / F (interface) 16 via a bus 18. The control unit 11 can be connected to the network N1 via the communication I / F 16.

  The control unit 11 is connected to the storage unit 17 via the bus 18. The storage unit 17 is an auxiliary storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive). The storage unit 17 stores various programs executed by the control unit 11 (CPU). Further, the storage unit 17 stores various data files such as a product data file storing product data such as a product name (item), a product code, and a unit price of each product.

  Further, the storage unit 17 stores a POS number for identifying the own POS terminal 1 from other POS terminals 1. In addition, the storage unit 17 stores a company code for identifying a company that operates the own store from other companies, a store code indicating the store P1 where the own POS terminal 1 is installed, and the like. The storage unit 17 also stores a receipt data schema describing conversion rules when converting unstructured receipt data into structured receipt data (electronic receipt).

  Next, the company server 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the company server 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the company server 2 includes a control unit 21 that comprehensively controls various operations and each unit of the company server 2. The control unit 21 is a computer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an RTC, and the like, like the control unit 11 described in FIG.

  The control unit 21 can be connected to the network N1 or the network N2 via the communication I / F 22 connected to the bus 24. The control unit 21 is connected to the storage unit 23 via the bus 24.

  The storage unit 23 stores various programs executed by the control unit 21 (CPU). Further, the storage unit 23 has a storage area for storing and managing electronic receipts transmitted from the store P1.

  Next, the configuration of the purchased product management server 3 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the purchased product management server 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the purchased product management server 3 includes a control unit 31 that comprehensively controls various operations and each unit of the purchased product management server 3. The control unit 31 is a computer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an RTC unit, and the like, similar to the control unit 11 described in FIG.

  The control unit 31 can be connected to the network N2 and the network N3 via the communication I / F 32 connected to the bus 34. The control unit 31 is connected to the storage unit 33 via the bus 34.

  The storage unit 33 stores various programs executed by the control unit 31 (CPU). The storage unit 33 includes a member master 33a in which member information regarding each member is registered. The member information includes information such as a member's name, age, and family structure in addition to a unique member ID assigned to each member. Here, the family structure includes the number of family members, the age of the family, the type of pet being bred, and the like. Further, the member information includes transmission destination information (for example, an e-mail address) of the user terminal 4 possessed by the member.

  The storage unit 33 includes an electronic receipt DB (database) 33b for storing and managing electronic receipts provided from various companies (company server 2). The electronic receipt includes a member ID, a company code (an identification code of a company that operates the store), a store code, a receipt number, a transaction date and time, and the like. The electronic receipt includes the contents of receipt data that records the product code, unit price, points, payment amount, etc. of the product purchased by the member.

  The storage unit 33 also includes a purchased product management DB 33c for storing and managing purchased product information related to products purchased by each member (hereinafter referred to as purchased products). The purchased product management DB 33c corresponds to the management unit of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the purchased product management DB 33c. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the purchased product management DB 33 c stores purchased product information (deleted statistical information) related to a product (purchased product) purchased by a member corresponding to the member ID in association with the member ID. The purchased product information is provided for each purchased product and includes a management number, a product code, a quantity, storage location information, a deletion date, and consumption behavior.

  The management number is a management number for managing purchased items, and a unique number is assigned to each purchased item (product code). The management number may be different between purchased items registered in association with the same member ID. For example, numbers in ascending order may be assigned in the order registered in the purchased item management DB 33c. The product code is a product code of each product purchased by the member, that is, a purchased product. The quantity corresponds to the remaining amount of the purchased product, and the quantity “1” is set as a default initial value. In addition, when one purchased item is composed of a plurality of components, such as a purchased item in a pack of three, the number of components may be used as the initial value of the quantity. The storage location information is information indicating the storage location of the purchased product.

  Further, the deletion date shown in FIG. 5 is the date when the purchased item is deleted due to consumption or disposal. Here, “consumption” means a consumption behavior of “eating” when the purchased product is food. “Consumption” means a consumption behavior of “used” when the purchased product is a daily necessities. On the other hand, “discard” means “discarded” without taking the consumption behavior of “eating” when the purchased product is food. “Disposal” means “discarded” without taking the consumption behavior of “used” when the purchased product is a daily necessities.

  Further, the consumption behavior shown in FIG. 5 is flag information for determining whether the purchase is deleted due to consumption or deletion when the purchased product is deleted due to consumption or discard. Here, the consumption action “1” means “consumption”, and the consumption action “2” means “discard”. Note that the consumption action “0” indicates a state in which the consumption action is not consumed or discarded.

  As described above, the purchase management DB 33c can record consumption behavior such as “eat”, “use”, and “throw away”.

  In addition, the storage unit 33 stores various types of information (background image, product image, and the like) related to generation of a purchased product management screen, which will be described later. It is assumed that the product image is held in association with the product code of each product. Moreover, the product image may be provided for each amount of the corresponding product.

  Next, the configuration of the user terminal 4 will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the user terminal 4. As shown in FIG. 6, the user terminal 4 includes a control unit 41 that comprehensively controls various operations and each unit of the user terminal 4. The control unit 41 is a computer configured by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, an RTC, and the like, similar to the control unit 11 described in FIG.

  The operation unit 42 is connected to the operation unit 42 and the display unit 43 via the bus 46. The operation unit 42 includes various operation keys and a pointing device for a user (member) to input an operation. The display unit 43 is a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays various types of information. The display unit 43 may have a touch panel configuration. In this case, the touch panel functions as the operation unit 42.

  The control unit 41 is connected to the communication I / F 44 via the bus 46, and can be connected to the network N3 via the communication I / F 44.

  The control unit 41 is connected to the storage unit 45 via the bus 46. The storage unit 45 stores various information in addition to various programs executed by the control unit 41 (CPU). For example, the storage unit 45 stores a program and setting information for cooperating with the purchased product management server 3. The storage unit 45 stores a program and setting information related to display control of the display unit 43. The storage unit 45 stores (holds) the member ID of the user (member) who operates the device. The member ID is input from the user via the operation unit 42, for example. The storage unit 45 permanently or temporarily stores the member ID input via the operation unit 42. The member ID may be stored in the RAM.

  Next, the functional configuration of each device described above will be described.

  First, the functional configuration of the POS terminal 1 will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the POS terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 7, the POS terminal 1 includes a merchandise sales processing unit 111 and a receipt output unit 112 as functional units. Specifically, the product sales processing unit 111 and the receipt output unit 112 are generated on the RAM when the CPU of the control unit 11 executes the program of the storage unit 17.

  The merchandise sales processing unit 111 mainly performs merchandise sales processing and receipt data generation. Specifically, the merchandise sales processing unit 111 reads the merchandise code from the code symbol attached to the merchandise via the code scanner 15 or the like. Further, the product sales processing unit 111 reads product data corresponding to the read product code from the product data file, and executes a product sales process for calculating a settlement amount based on the unit price of the product. Then, the product sales processing unit 111 generates receipt data including transaction details of each product processed in the product sales processing.

  Here, the receipt data is text data in an unstructured format. The receipt data includes elements such as a company code (company name) indicating a company that operates the store, a store code (store name), a transaction date and time D7, a transaction number, a cash register number, and a person in charge name. Further, the receipt data includes a product name (product code), a unit price, a score, a total amount of each product, a deposit amount paid by the user, a change amount, etc.

  Further, when the merchandise sales processing unit 111 acquires a member ID for identifying a user (member) through the code scanner 15 or the like at the time of a transaction, the merchandise sales processing unit 111 generates receipt data including the member ID.

  The receipt output unit 112 causes the printer 13 to print the receipt data as a paper receipt every time the merchandise sales processing unit 111 generates receipt data for one transaction. Further, when the receipt data includes a member ID, the receipt output unit 112 converts the receipt data into structured format data such as XML or CSV according to the conversion rule of the receipt data schema. Then, the receipt output unit 112 transmits (outputs) the receipt data obtained by converting the data format, that is, the electronic receipt, to the company server 2 of the company that operates the own store.

  Next, the functional configuration of the company server 2 will be described. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the company server 2. As shown in FIG. 8, the company server 2 includes an electronic receipt management unit 211 and an electronic receipt transfer unit 212 as functional units. Specifically, when the CPU of the control unit 21 executes the program of the storage unit 23, an electronic receipt management unit 211 and an electronic receipt transfer unit 212 are generated on the RAM.

  The electronic receipt management unit 211 receives electronic receipts transmitted from each of the POS terminals 1 via the communication I / F 22. In addition, the electronic receipt management unit 211 stores the received electronic receipt in a predetermined area (such as a database) of the storage unit 23.

  The electronic receipt transfer unit 212 transmits (transfers) the electronic receipt received by the electronic receipt management unit 211 to the purchased product management server 3 at a predetermined timing. The timing at which the electronic receipt transfer unit 212 transfers the electronic receipt is not particularly limited. For example, the electronic receipt transfer unit 212 may transfer the electronic receipt at the timing when the electronic receipt management unit 211 receives the electronic receipt. Further, the electronic receipt transfer unit 212 may transfer the electronic receipt every predetermined time (for example, one hour).

  Next, the functional configuration of the purchased product management server 3 will be described. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of the purchased product management server 3. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the purchased product management server 3 includes an electronic receipt management unit 311, a purchased product management unit 312, and a purchased product information providing unit 313 as functional units. Specifically, the functional unit is generated on the RAM when the CPU of the control unit 31 executes the program of the storage unit 33.

  The electronic receipt management unit 311 receives an electronic receipt transmitted from each of the company servers 2 via the communication I / F 32. The electronic receipt management unit 311 registers the received electronic receipt in the electronic receipt DB 33 b of the storage unit 33. Here, the electronic receipt registered in the electronic receipt DB 33b corresponds to the purchase history of each member (user).

  The purchased product management unit 312 is a functional unit corresponding to the extraction unit and the storage unit of the present embodiment. Every time an electronic receipt is stored in the electronic receipt DB 33b, the purchased product management unit 312 extracts the member ID and the product code included in the electronic receipt and registers them in the purchased product management DB 33c. Specifically, when the purchase product management unit 312 extracts the member ID and the product code from the electronic receipt, the purchase product management unit 312 assigns a management number to each of the extracted product codes. Then, the purchased product management unit 312 registers each product code to which the management number is assigned in the purchased product management DB 33c in association with the extracted member ID. If the extracted member ID has already been registered in the purchased product management DB 33c, each of the product codes assigned with the management numbers is registered in association with the corresponding member ID.

  As described above, the management number is used to manage each product code registered in the purchased product management DB 33c in association with the same member ID, that is, each purchased product. Therefore, even if there are a plurality of identical product codes, the purchased product management unit 312 assigns a different management number to each product code and manages it. In addition, when the number of points of one product (product code) indicates a plurality of items in the electronic receipt, the purchased product management unit 312 extracts the product codes for the number of items, and manages them by assigning different management numbers.

  The purchased product management unit 312 receives a registration request for storage location information specifying the member ID and the management number from the user terminal 4 via the network N3. Upon receipt of the registration request, the purchased product management unit 312 registers the storage location information in the purchased product management DB 33c in association with the management number of the member ID specified in the registration request. The storage location information includes information indicating the storage location of the purchased product.

  When the purchase management unit 312 receives a consumption request specifying a member ID, a management number, and a consumption amount from the user terminal 4 via the network N3, the purchase item management unit 312 performs a consumption process of subtracting the consumption amount. Specifically, when the purchase management unit 312 receives the consumption request, the purchase management unit 312 subtracts the consumption specified in the consumption request from the amount of the purchase related to the member ID and management number specified in the consumption request. When the amount of the purchased item becomes 0 (or a negative value) as a result of the subtraction, the purchased item management unit 312 records the purchase item information of the purchased item in the purchased item management DB 33c and also consumes the purchase action. Is set to “1” which is “consumption”.

  In addition, when the purchase item management unit 312 receives a discard request designating a member ID, a management number, and a discard amount from the user terminal 4 via the network N3, the purchase item management unit 312 performs a discard process of subtracting the discard amount. Specifically, when receiving the discard request, the purchased item management unit 312 subtracts the discard amount specified in the discard request from the amount of the purchased item related to the member ID and management number specified in the discard request. When the amount of the purchased item becomes 0 (or a negative value) as a result of the subtraction, the purchased item management unit 312 records the purchase item information of the purchased item in the purchased item management DB 33c and also consumes the purchase action. Is set to “2” which is “discard”.

  The purchased product information providing unit 313 is a functional unit corresponding to the generation unit of the present embodiment. Upon receiving an access request specifying a user ID from the user terminal 4 via the network N3, the purchased product information providing unit 313 reads purchased product information associated with the user ID from the purchased product management DB 33c. Then, the purchased product information providing unit 313 generates a purchased product management screen based on the read purchased product information, and transmits (provides) it to the user terminal 4 that is the access source. The purchased item management screen will be described later.

  Next, the functional configuration of the user terminal 4 will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the user terminal 4. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the user terminal 4 includes a communication control unit 411, a display control unit 412, and an operation reception unit 413 as functional units. Specifically, when the CPU of the control unit 41 executes the program of the storage unit 45, the communication control unit 411, the display control unit 412, and the operation reception unit 413 are generated on the RAM. The communication control unit 411, the display control unit 412 and the operation reception unit 413 are realized by, for example, a Web browser program or a program (application) dedicated to this system.

  The communication control unit 411 exchanges various information with the purchased product management server 3 via the communication I / F 44. For example, the communication control unit 411 receives various screens provided from the purchased product management server 3. Further, the communication control unit 411 transmits various requests to the purchased product management server 3. In addition, the communication control unit 411 transmits the content of the user operation to the purchase management server 3 by cooperating with the operation reception unit 413.

  The display control unit 412 controls the display unit 43 to display various information on the display unit 43. Specifically, the display control unit 412 causes the display unit 43 to display various screens provided from the purchased product management server 3 in cooperation with the communication control unit 411.

  The operation reception unit 413 is a functional unit that receives a user operation input via the operation unit 42. For example, when the display unit 43 has a touch panel configuration, the operation reception unit 413 receives various operations on the screen displayed on the display unit 43 in cooperation with the display control unit 412.

  Hereinafter, main operations of the purchase management system described above will be described.

  First, the purchased product management process performed by the purchased product management server 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of purchased product management processing performed by the purchased product management server 3.

  First, the electronic receipt management unit 311 waits until an electronic receipt is received from the company server 2 (step S11; No). When receiving the electronic receipt (step S11; Yes), the electronic receipt management unit 311 registers the electronic receipt in the electronic receipt DB 33b (step S12).

  Subsequently, the purchased product management unit 312 extracts the product code of the product managed as the purchased product from the electronic receipt registered in the electronic receipt DB 33b in step S12 (step S13). Here, the product codes to be extracted may be all product codes included in the electronic receipt or may be a part of the product codes.

  Next, the purchased product management unit 312 assigns a management number to each of the product codes extracted in step S13 and sets the quantity “1” (step S14).

  Subsequently, the purchased product management unit 312 registers each set of management number, product code, and quantity as purchased product information, and registers it in the purchased product management DB 33c in association with the member ID included in the electronic receipt (step S15). At the time of step S15, the storage location information and the deletion date are empty among the elements constituting the purchased product information.

  In this way, the purchased product management unit 312 extracts the purchased product purchased by the member from the purchase history (electronic receipt) of each member.

  Next, purchased product information provision processing performed by the purchased product management server 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the flow of purchased product information provision processing performed by the purchased product management server 3.

  First, on the user terminal 4 side, in response to a predetermined user operation performed via the operation unit 42, the communication control unit 411 sends an access request specifying the member ID held by the own device to the purchase management server 3. Send.

  On the other hand, on the purchased product management server 3 side, the purchased product information providing unit 313 waits for an access request from the user terminal 4 (step S31; No). Upon receiving the access request (step S31; Yes), the purchased product information providing unit 313 reads the purchased product information of the member ID specified in the access request from the purchased product management DB 33c (step S32). Next, the purchased product information providing unit 313 reads the background screen set as the home screen from the storage unit 45 from the background screen of the purchased product management screen representing each storage location (step S33).

  Here, FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example of the screen transition of the purchased item management screen (background screen). As illustrated in FIG. 13, the purchased item management screen includes a first screen G11 to a fifth screen G15 as background screens (second images) representing a plurality of storage locations. The first screen G11 is a screen simulating an article storage shelf in the refrigerator (refrigeration room). The second screen G12 is a screen simulating an article storage shelf in the door part of the refrigerator (refrigeration room). The third screen G13 is a screen simulating an article storage shelf in a freezer (freezer compartment). The fourth screen G14 is a screen simulating an article storage shelf arranged in the room. The fifth screen G15 is a screen representing the state in the emergency takeout bag.

  Each of the first screen G11 to the fifth screen G15 is displayed so as to be contained within one screen, and is configured to change the screen in response to a user operation on the user terminal 4. For example, the first screen G11 transitions to the second screen G12 in response to an operation instructing movement to the left of the drawing. Further, the first screen G11 transitions to the third screen G13 in response to an operation for instructing a downward movement in the drawing. Further, the first screen G11 transitions to the fourth screen G14 in response to an operation instructing movement to the right of the drawing. Further, the fourth screen G14 transitions to the fifth screen G15 when the mark M1, which is an operator at the upper right of the screen, is operated. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the first screen G11 is set as the home screen to be displayed first.

  In each article storage shelf on the first screen G11 to the fourth screen G14, a product image G2 (see FIG. 14) representing each purchased product is arranged as will be described later. Further, all or a part of the article storage shelves in the first screen G11 to the fourth screen G14 are associated with sub-screens that indicate the state of the article storage shelves. Here, the sixth screen G16 in FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a sub-screen of the article storage shelf SH1 portion shown in the first screen G11. This sub-screen represents a state in which the article storage shelf SH1 is viewed from above.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the purchased product information providing unit 313 arranges a product image representing the purchased product on the background screen based on the storage position information of each purchased product read in step S32 (step S34). Specifically, the purchased product information providing unit 313 reads each product image associated with the product code of each purchased product from the storage unit 45 and arranges the product image at a position on the background image indicated by the storage position information. . In the present embodiment, the product image corresponds to the first image, and the background screen corresponds to the second image.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchased item management screen. FIG. 14 illustrates an example in which a product image G2 representing each purchased product is arranged on the first screen G11. In this case, the storage position information of each purchased item arranged on the first screen G11 includes, for example, information indicating the first screen G11 and information indicating a specific area in the first screen G11. included. Here, the specific area indicates a specific article storage shelf (for example, the article storage shelf SH1). In the case of the fifth screen G15, the storage position information may be only information for instructing the fifth screen G15. When the product image G2 is tapped, the purchased product information providing unit 313 may pop up a product name corresponding to the product image G2.

  Subsequently, the purchased product information providing unit 313 determines whether or not there is an empty storage location information among the purchased products read from the purchased product management DB 33c (step S35). When there is no empty storage position information (step S35; No), the purchased product information providing unit 313 proceeds to step S37. If there is a purchased product with empty storage position information (step S35; Yes), the purchased product information providing unit 313 adds notification information to the product image corresponding to the purchased product (step S36).

  FIG. 14 shows an example in which the message “NEW” for notifying that the product is a newly purchased product is added to the product image G2 corresponding to the purchased product whose storage position information is empty as the notification information G4. When the storage position information is empty, the initial arrangement position of the product image G2 is not particularly limited. For example, it may be arranged in a predetermined storage place for each product, or may be arranged in a specific article storage shelf. Further, it may be emphasized that the product image G2 is newly added by performing a predetermined process on the product image G2 of the newly purchased product.

  Subsequently, the purchased product information providing unit 313 provides (transmits) the background screen on which the product images and the like are arranged in steps S34 to S36 to the user terminal 4 as a purchased product management screen (step S37). Thereby, the purchased item management screen shown in FIG. 14 and the like is displayed on the display unit 43 of the user terminal 4. The user of the user terminal 4 can perform various operations on the purchased product management screen displayed on the display unit 43. The purchased product information providing unit 313 updates the purchased product management screen provided to the user terminal 4 in response to a user operation on the user terminal 4.

  Specifically, the purchased product information providing unit 313 waits for an operation instruction from the user terminal 4 (Step S38; No → Step S40; No). When the purchased product information providing unit 313 receives a screen transition operation instructing screen transition (step S38; Yes), the purchased product information providing unit 313 reads the background screen of the transition destination (step S39), and returns to step S34.

  Further, when the purchased product information providing unit 313 receives an area designating operation for designating a specific area (article storage shelf) (step S38; No-> step S40; Yes), the sub-screen of the designated article storage shelf is displayed on the user. This is provided to the terminal 4 (step S41).

  For example, when the area of the article storage shelf SH1 is designated on the purchased product management screen of FIG. 14, the purchased product information providing unit 313 provides the user terminal 4 with the sub screen shown in FIG. This sub-screen is generated by arranging the product image G2 and the notification information of each purchased item arranged in the article storage shelf SH1 on the sixth screen G16 associated with the article storage shelf SH1. As shown in FIG. 15, in the sub-screen, since the article storage shelf SH1 is viewed from above, the product image G2 superimposed in FIG. 14 is represented in a flat state without overlapping. Therefore, the user of the user terminal 4 can easily grasp the state of the purchased item (product image G2) arranged on each item storage shelf by referring to the sub screen.

  After providing the sub screen, the purchased product information providing unit 313 waits until receiving an operation for closing the sub screen from the user terminal 4 (step S42; No). The operation of closing the sub screen is performed by selecting, for example, a grayed out portion in FIG. Upon receiving an operation for closing the sub screen (step S42; Yes), the purchased product information providing unit 313 returns to step S38.

  As described above, the purchased product information providing unit 313 adds the notification information G4 to the product image G2 of the newly added purchased product and provides the user terminal 4 as a purchased product management screen. As a result, the user of the user terminal 4 can easily grasp the newly added purchased item, so that the convenience can be improved.

  Next, the purchased product operation process performed by the purchased product management server 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of purchased product operation processing performed by the purchased product management server 3. As a premise of this process, it is assumed that the purchase item management screen is displayed on the display unit 43 of the user terminal 4.

  First, the purchased product management unit 312 of the purchased product management server 3 stands by until a registration request instructing registration of storage location information is transmitted from the user terminal 4 (Step S51; No → Step S54; No).

  Here, the registration request is transmitted when the user terminal 4 performs a position changing operation for changing the arrangement position of the product image in the purchased product management screen. This position change operation is performed, for example, by an operation of moving a product image G2 arranged on a certain item storage shelf to another item storage shelf in the purchased item management screen. When the position change operation is performed, the communication control unit 411 of the user terminal 4 transmits a registration request instructing the change destination to the purchased product management server 3. Specifically, the registration request includes the member ID held by the user terminal 4, the management number of the purchased product corresponding to the product image G2 to be operated, and the change destination storage location information. In addition, it is preferable for managing the purchased product that the arrangement position of the product image in the purchased product management screen is matched with the actual storage location of the purchased product.

  Upon receipt of the registration request (step S51; Yes), the purchased product management unit 312 searches the purchased product management DB 33c for purchased product information corresponding to the member ID and management number specified in the registration request (step S52). Then, the purchased product management unit 312 registers (or overwrites) the storage location information specified in the registration request in the storage location information column of the searched purchased product information (step S53).

  The purchased product management unit 312 of the purchased product management server 3 stands by until a consumption request for instructing consumption of the purchased product or a disposal request for instructing disposal of the purchased product is transmitted from the user terminal 4 (step S54; No). → Step S51; No).

  Here, the consumption request is transmitted when the user terminal 4 performs a consumption instruction operation for instructing the consumption of the purchased item. The discard request is transmitted when the user terminal 4 performs a discard instruction operation for instructing discard of the purchased product.

  Here, the transmission method of the consumption request or the discard request in the user terminal 4 will be described. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a purchased item management screen. As shown in FIG. 17, when a product image G2 placed on a certain article storage shelf is long pressed in the purchased product management screen, the purchased product management unit 312 of the purchased product management server 3 consumes the purchased product management screen. A mark M2 and a trash can mark M3 are displayed.

  For the consumption request, when the product image G2 arranged on the article storage shelf in the purchase item management screen is pressed and held, the consumption request 1 is arranged in the article storage shelf with respect to the consumption mark M2 displayed in the purchase item management screen. This is done by dragging and dropping (moving and overlapping) a plurality of product images G2. In the example shown in FIG. 17, a state in which the product A is dragged and dropped onto the consumption mark M2 is shown.

  When the product request G2 arranged on the article storage shelf in the purchased item management screen is pressed and held for a disposal request, the disposal request is 1 or 2 arranged in the article storage shelf with respect to the trash box mark M3 displayed in the purchased item management screen. This is done by dragging and dropping (moving and overlapping) a plurality of product images G2.

  When the consumption instruction operation is performed, the communication control unit 411 of the user terminal 4 transmits a consumption request for instructing the consumption amount to the purchased product management server 3. Specifically, the consumption request includes the member ID held by the user terminal 4, the management number of the purchased product that is the target of the consumption instruction operation, and the amount consumed (consumption).

  A plurality of consumption marks M2 corresponding to the consumption amount may be prepared. By preparing a plurality of consumption marks M2 in this way, the consumption can be specified in units of “1”, “1/2”, and “1/4”. In this case, when the product image G2 is dragged and dropped onto the consumption mark M2 corresponding to “1”, the communication control unit 411 designates the consumption “1” and the product image G2 is consumed. Is dragged and dropped onto the consumption mark M2 corresponding to “1/2”, the consumption amount “1/2” is designated.

  On the other hand, when a discard instruction operation is performed, the communication control unit 411 of the user terminal 4 transmits a discard request instructing the discard amount to the purchased product management server 3. Specifically, the discard request includes the member ID held by the user terminal 4, the management number of the purchased product that is the target of the discard instruction operation, and the discarded amount (discarded amount).

  Upon receipt of the consumption request (step S54; Yes), the purchased item management unit 312 searches the purchased item management DB 33c for purchased item information corresponding to the member ID and management number specified in the consumption request (step S55). Next, the purchased product management unit 312 subtracts the consumption amount specified in the consumption request from the amount of purchased product information that has been searched (step S56).

  Subsequently, the purchased product management unit 312 determines whether or not the subtraction result in step S56 is 0 or less (step S57). Here, when the subtraction result is a value larger than 0 (for example, 1/2) (step S57; No), the purchased product management unit 312 returns to step S51. When the subtraction result is 0 or less (step S57; Yes), the purchased product management unit 312 sets the consumption behavior of the purchased product management DB 33c of the purchased product information searched in step S55 to “1” which is “consumption”. At the same time, after the deletion date is recorded in the purchased product management DB 33c (step S58), the process returns to step S51.

  Further, when the purchased product management unit 312 receives the discard request (step S54; Yes), the purchased product management unit 312 searches the purchased product management DB 33c for purchased product information corresponding to the member ID and management number specified in the discard request (step S55). ). Next, the purchased product management unit 312 subtracts the discard amount specified in the discard request from the amount of purchased product information retrieved (step S56).

  Subsequently, the purchased product management unit 312 determines whether or not the subtraction result in step S56 is 0 or less (step S57). Here, when the subtraction result is a value larger than 0 (for example, 1/2) (step S57; No), the purchased product management unit 312 returns to step S51. If the subtraction result is 0 or less (step S57; Yes), the purchased product management unit 312 sets the consumption behavior of the purchased product management DB 33c of the purchased product information retrieved in step S55 to “2”, which is “discard”. At the same time, after the deletion date is recorded in the purchased product management DB 33c (step S58), the process returns to step S51.

  As described above, in the purchased product management server 3, in accordance with the operation through the purchased product management screen, the storage location information associated with the purchased product information is registered, the purchased product information is consumed, and the purchased product information is discarded. And record whether it is consumed or discarded. Regarding the consumption processing and disposal processing of purchased product information, when the purchased product is deleted due to consumption or disposal, the consumption behavior of the purchased product management DB 33c is changed to “1” which is “consumption” or “2” which is “discard”. To do. By doing so, when displaying the purchased item information in the purchased item management DB 33c, if the consumption behavior is “1” or “2”, the user terminal 4 is displayed as deleted. be able to. In the example shown in FIG. 18, the product A dragged and dropped on the consumption mark M2 in FIG. 17 is not displayed.

  In this embodiment, when a purchased item is deleted due to consumption or disposal, the deletion date is recorded in the purchased item management DB 33c of the purchased item management server 3. As a result, the user terminal 4 can acquire purchased product information related to disposal in a predetermined period from the purchased product management DB 33 c of the purchased product management server 3. In other words, the user of the user terminal 4 can calculate statistical data such as the amount of discard loss in a predetermined period by combining the data indicating deletion by discard and the electronic receipt data. Thereby, since the user of the user terminal 4 can manage the purchased item with a simple operation, the convenience can be improved.

  Note that the purchased product information providing unit 313 preferably changes the state of the corresponding product image in accordance with the change in the amount included in the purchased product information. For example, the purchased product information providing unit 313 changes the product image G2 of the purchased product that has been consumed by the amount ½ to the product image G2 that represents the purchased product that has been cut in half. Thereby, since the user of the user terminal 4 can easily grasp the remaining amount of each purchased item, the convenience can be improved.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the electronic receipt is used as the purchase history of the user, and the purchased product that is purchased by the user from the purchase history of the user and stored in association with the predetermined storage location information. When a deletion request is made for any of the extracted purchased items, deletion statistical information in which the deleted deletion date is associated with the purchased item is stored in the storage unit. In this way, by adding a function to store the consumption behavior (deletion due to consumption or disposal) of the purchase management as a log, it is possible to easily manage the product (management of “thrown” and “eat”) It can be carried out. In addition, when managing purchased items, a consumption action flag (“consumption” is “1” and “discard” is “2”) is added to the purchased item. Based on the above, loss calculation can be performed.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, the said embodiment was shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. The above embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, changes, additions, combinations, and the like can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Moreover, the said embodiment and its deformation | transformation are included in the range of the invention, the summary, and the invention described in the claim, and its equal range.

  In the above embodiment, the purchased product management server 3 generates the purchased product management screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user terminal 4 may generate the screen. Specifically, the user terminal 4 includes a part of the functions of the purchased product information providing unit 313 (screen generation function). The screen generation function of the user terminal 4 generates various screens based on purchased product information provided from the purchased product management server 3. The background image, product image, and the like used for screen generation may be stored in the user terminal 4 locally, or may be read out from an external device such as the purchased product management server 3.

  In the above embodiment, the purchased product management server 3 provides the user terminal 4 with the purchased product management screen (purchased product information). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the company server 2 may be configured to provide a purchase item management screen or a recipe screen to the user terminal 4 based on an electronic receipt managed by the company. In this case, the company server 2 includes a function unit of the purchased product information providing unit 313 and provides various types of information in the same manner as the purchased product management server 3.

  In addition, the program executed by each device of the above embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in a storage medium (ROM or storage unit) included in each device, but is not limited thereto. For example, the program may be provided in a form that can be installed or executed and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the storage medium include a CD-ROM, a flexible disk (FD), a CD-R, and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk). Further, the storage medium is not limited to a medium independent of a computer or an embedded system. For example, the storage medium includes a storage medium that is stored or temporarily stored by downloading a program transmitted via a LAN, the Internet, or the like.

  The program executed by each device of each of the above embodiments may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

3 Information Processing Device 33 Storage Unit 312 Extraction Unit, Storage Unit 313 Generation Unit

JP 2003-222460 A

Claims (6)

Extraction means for extracting purchases that are purchased by the user from the purchase history of the user and stored in association with predetermined storage location information;
When a deletion request is made for any of the purchased items extracted by the extraction unit, a storage unit that stores, in a storage unit, deletion statistical information in which the deleted deletion date is associated with the purchased item;
An information processing apparatus comprising: A generating unit configured to generate a purchase item management screen in which a first image representing each of the purchased items extracted by the extraction unit is arranged on a second image representing a storage location of the purchased item;
The generation unit generates the purchased product management screen in which the first image representing the purchased product that is the object of deletion is deleted based on the deletion statistical information stored in the storage unit.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1. The storage means also stores consumption behavior indicating either consumption or deletion due to disposal as the deletion statistical information.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The generation unit displays a predetermined mark displayed in the purchased item management screen when the first image in the purchased item management screen is pressed and held, and moves the first image with respect to the mark. Outputting the deletion request by overlapping,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. The extraction means uses, as the purchase history of the user, an electronic receipt obtained by converting the transaction data of each product processed in the product sales process and receipt data including information specifying the user into structured data.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus is an information processing apparatus. Computer
Extraction means for extracting purchases that are purchased by the user from the purchase history of the user and stored in association with predetermined storage location information;
When a deletion request is made for any of the purchased items extracted by the extraction unit, a storage unit that stores, in a storage unit, deletion statistical information in which the deleted deletion date is associated with the purchased item;
Program to function as.

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