JP2017135994A - Server apparatus, work request system, work request method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a server apparatus, a work request system, a work request method, and a program for enabling growing of a growing-target subject by a user at a remote location.SOLUTION: According to the present invention, a service management system 3 comprises a farmland management DB in which a parcel for cultivating vegetables, a user borrowing this parcel, and a farmer who actually works for cultivating the vegetables in this parcel are associated with one another and registered; and connected to a user terminal 2 operated by the user, a service management system 3, and a farmer terminal 4 operated by the farmer via a network 6. The service management server 3 identifies a farmer corresponding to a parcel specified from a work request from the farmland management DB in response to received information of a user, a parcel borrowed by the user, and an agricultural work requested by the user from the user terminal 2. Then, the service management server 3 requests a farm work, which is specified by the work request, on vegetables cultivated in the parcel specified by the work request, to the farmer terminal 4 of the farmer specified by the farmland management DB via the network 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a server device, a work request system, a work request method, and a program, and more particularly, to a server device, a work request system, a work request method, and a program that enable a remote user to train a training target.

  In recent years, it has become a small boom for people living in cities to cultivate agricultural crops such as vegetables by borrowing farmland in the suburbs (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

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  However, it is practically difficult for a person living in an urban area to cultivate vegetables simply by going to farmland using a holiday and farming. For this reason, there is no end to people who frustrate. Eventually, as described in Patent Document 1, in order to cultivate vegetables, it was necessary to abandon the city life and move to the vicinity of farmland.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a server device, a work request system, a work request method, and a program that enable a remote user to grow a training target. Objective.

In order to achieve the above object, a server device according to the first aspect of the present invention provides:
A database for associating and registering a section for nurturing a breeding target, a user who rents the section, and a grower who actually performs the work for cultivating the breeding target in the section, A server device connected via a network to a user terminal operated by a user and a grower terminal operated by the grower,
The section identified from the work request in response to receiving from the user terminal a work request that can identify the user, the section borrowed by the user, and the work requested by the user. First breeder identification means for identifying the grower corresponding to the database from the database;
Via the network to the grower terminal of the grower identified by the first grower identifying means, the training target identified in the section identified from the work request is identified from the work request. Work requesting means for requesting to perform the work;
Is provided.

The above server device
A breeding ground display means for displaying on the user terminal a breeding ground that can identify the section that the user borrows;
Work selection display means for displaying, on the user terminal, the work corresponding to the breeding target that is raised in the section selected from the sections of the breeding ground displayed on the user terminal by the user. When,
Further comprising
The first breeder identifying means sends the work request that can identify the section selected by the user at the breeding ground and the work selected from the work displayed on the user terminal. Receive from device,
It may be a thing.

The above server device
The training record receiving means for receiving the training record of the training target after the breeder has performed the work requested by the work requesting means from the breeder terminal;
A training record display means for displaying on the user terminal the training record of the training target that is being trained in the section selected from the sections of the breeding ground displayed on the user terminal by the user;
May be further provided.

The above server device
A training log storage means for storing a training log created by the user using the training record;
Public setting means for setting whether to publish the training diary to other than the user;
May be further provided.

The above server device
A section selection display means for displaying the section that the user can borrow on the user terminal in a selectable manner;
Section registration means for registering the section selected from the sections displayed on the user terminal by the user in the database in association with the user;
May be further provided.

The above server device
In response to receiving from the user terminal a delivery request that can identify the user, the parcel that the user rents, the breeding target that is grown in the parcel, and the delivery destination of the breeding target A second grower identifying means for identifying from the database the grower corresponding to the section identified from the delivery request;
Delivery requesting the grower terminal of the grower identified by the second grower identifying means to prepare for delivery to the delivery destination of the breeding target grown in the section identified from the delivery request Preparation request means,
May be further provided.

In order to achieve the above object, a work request system according to the second aspect of the present invention includes:
A user terminal operated by a user;
A database for associating and registering a section for nurturing a training target, the user renting the section, and a grower who actually performs the work for cultivating the training target in the section, A server device connected via a network to the user terminal and a grower terminal operated by the grower;
A work request system comprising:
The user terminal transmits a work request that can specify the user, the section that the user borrows, and the work requested by the user to the server device via the network,
The server device
In response to receiving from the user terminal, first breeder identifying means for identifying the grower corresponding to the section identified from the work request from the database;
Via the network to the grower terminal of the grower identified by the first grower identifying means, the training target identified in the section identified from the work request is identified from the work request. Work requesting means for requesting to perform the work;
Is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the work request method according to the third aspect of the present invention is:
A database for associating and registering a section for nurturing a breeding target, a user who rents the section, and a grower who actually performs the work for cultivating the breeding target in the section, A work request method by a server device connected via a network to a user terminal operated by a user and a grower terminal operated by the grower,
The section identified from the work request in response to receiving from the user terminal a work request that can identify the user, the section borrowed by the user, and the work requested by the user. A first grower identifying step for identifying the grower corresponding to the database from the database;
Via the network to the grower terminal of the grower identified by the first grower identifying means, the training target identified in the section identified from the work request is identified from the work request. A work requesting step for requesting to perform said work;
Is provided.

In order to achieve the above object, a program according to the fourth aspect of the present invention provides:
A database for associating and registering a section for nurturing a breeding target, a user who rents the section, and a grower who actually performs the work for cultivating the breeding target in the section, A computer provided in a server device connected via a network to a user terminal operated by a user and a grower terminal operated by the grower,
The section identified from the work request in response to receiving from the user terminal a work request that can identify the user, the section borrowed by the user, and the work requested by the user. A first breeder identification procedure for identifying the grower corresponding to the database from the database;
Via the network to the grower terminal of the grower identified by the first grower identifying means, the training target identified in the section identified from the work request is identified from the work request. A work request procedure for requesting to perform the above work;
Is executed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a server device, a work request system, a work request method, and a program that allow a remote user to grow a training target.

It is a system configuration figure showing an example of composition of a remote place cultivation system concerning this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structural example of a user terminal. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a top screen. (A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a charge selection screen, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a confirmation screen, (c) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a purchase completion screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a side menu. (A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a farmland search screen, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a division list screen, (c) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a division contract screen. . (A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation picture book screen, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a crop details screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation know-how screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation plan screen. (A) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation diary list screen, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of an image selection screen, (c) is the figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation diary creation screen It is. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a user search screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a request work selection screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation record screen. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structural example of a service management server. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structural example of a farmhouse terminal. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a new farmland contract process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a new farmland contract process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a work request process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a work request process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a cultivation diary creation process. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a delivery request process.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  First, a configuration example of a remote cultivation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing a configuration example of a remote cultivation system.

  The remote cultivation system 1 enables a user in a remote area to cultivate crops such as vegetables by borrowing a section of farmland from a farmer. As shown in FIG. The service management server 3, the farmer terminal 4, and the delivery server 5 are roughly configured. The user terminal 2, the service management server 3, the farmer terminal 4, and the delivery server 5 are connected to be communicable with each other via a network 6 such as the Internet.

  The user terminal 2 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose tablet computer or a smartphone, and is used by a remote user to borrow a farm land section from a farmer or to request farmer or delivery of vegetables from the farmer. The user terminal 2 may be composed of a general-purpose personal computer.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the user terminal.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the user terminal 2 includes a storage unit 21, a touch panel 22, a communication unit 23, and a control unit 24, and is connected to each other via a bus.

  The storage unit 21 is composed of a general-purpose nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, for example, and stores various installed application programs. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 21 cultivates vegetables via the user terminal 2 by a remote user borrowing a farm land section from a farmer or requesting the farmer to perform farming work or delivery of vegetables. A virtual farmland application is stored.

  The touch panel 22 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose touch panel in which a liquid crystal display device and a pointing device are combined. The touch panel 22 displays various screens and receives various operations by the user according to control by the control unit 24.

  The communication unit 23 is configured by, for example, a general-purpose wireless communication device or the like, and wirelessly transmits an instruction, information, or the like input by the user on the touch panel 22 to the service management server 3 or the like via the network 6. The communication unit 23 receives instructions, information, and the like that are wirelessly transmitted from the service management server 3 or the like via the network 6.

  The control unit 24 includes, for example, a general-purpose microcomputer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), and a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the CPU uses the RAM as a work memory. The operation of each unit of the user terminal 2 is controlled by appropriately executing various programs stored in the storage unit 21 and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 24 executes the following processing by executing the virtual farmland application stored in the storage unit 21 and accessing the service management server 3 from the communication unit 23 via the network 6. .

  Specifically, the control unit 24 displays a usage agreement screen, a user registration screen, an avatar setting screen, a tutorial, and the like (not shown) on the touch panel 22 when the virtual farm application is activated for the first time. The user can operate the touch panel 22 to register a profile such as a virtual farmland name and a nickname on the user registration screen, or set an avatar on the avatar setting screen.

  Thereafter, the control unit 24 displays a top screen 300 showing the user's virtual farmland on the touch panel 22.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the top screen.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the top screen 300 displays an avatar 310, a character 320, a number of points 330, a number of coins 340, an installation item 350, a section 360, section information 370, and the like.

  The avatar 310 shows the user's alternation in the virtual farmland. In response to the user tapping the avatar 310, the control unit 24 displays an avatar setting screen. On the avatar setting screen, the user can customize the clothes and the like of the avatar 310 by operating the touch panel 22. In addition, the control unit 24 displays a tweet by the avatar 310 such as “It is time for germination soon” according to the state of the vegetables cultivated on the virtual farmland.

  The character 320 has different characteristics for each type, and in the present embodiment, the user can play a mini-game that taps the character 320 to get rid of it.

  The number of points 330 indicates the number of points that the user has. The user can use the points to purchase a change item for the avatar 310, an installation item 350 for the virtual farmland, or the like at the virtual shop. The point number 330 is added according to the type of the character 320 every time the user exterminates the character 320 in the mini game. The number of points 330 may be added as a bonus when logging in to the service management server 3, or may be added as a guarantee during emergency maintenance. The point number 330 may be added every time another user visits the user's top screen 300.

  The number of coins 340 indicates the number of coins the user has. The user can use the points to rent a farm land section from a farmer or to request the farmer to deliver farm work or vegetables.

  The installation item 350 is for customizing the user's virtual farmland.

  A section 360 indicates a section of farmland that the user borrows from a farmer. The control unit 24 displays the number of sections 360 on the top screen 300 by the number borrowed from the farmer by the user. The display of the section 360 changes in conjunction with the state of the actual farmland section. In addition, the user can borrow a plurality of sections of different farmland in different regions or a plurality of sections that cultivate different vegetables. In this case, the same virtual farmland can be divided into different farmland sections 360 of different regions. A section for growing vegetables is displayed. When the user taps one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300, the section information 370 is displayed.

  The section information 370 indicates information related to the section that the user borrows from the farmland. The section information 370 includes the type of vegetables cultivated in the section, the cultivation process, the state of the vegetables, the farmland that owns the section, the name of the prefecture where the farmland is located, the weather, and the like.

  In addition, various icons that can be selected by the user are displayed on the top screen 300 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, a charging icon 380 is displayed on the right side and a menu icon 381 is displayed on the left side above the top screen 300. Further, an outing icon 382 is displayed below the menu icon 381. Furthermore, below the top screen 300, a cultivation plan icon 383, a work request icon 384, a cultivation record icon 385, and a cultivation diary icon 386 are displayed in order from the left side.

  In addition, the top screen 300 may display ranks and titles assigned to the user. The rank and title are determined based on the total value of the harvest points given when the vegetables are harvested, the number of times the vegetables are harvested, the duration of the farmland, the frequency of farm work, the number of exhibitions at the fair, and the evaluation there. That's fine.

  The charging icon 380 is selected for the user to purchase coins. In response to the user tapping the charging icon 380 on the top screen 300, the control unit 24 displays the charging selection screen 400 on the touch panel 22.

  4A is a diagram showing a display example of a charge selection screen, FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a display example of a confirmation screen, and FIG. 4C is a display example of a purchase completion screen. FIG.

  In response to the fact that the user selects the number of coins to be purchased or the continuous purchase of a predetermined number of coins every month and taps “buy coins” on the charging selection screen 400 shown in FIG. A confirmation screen 410 shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the touch panel 22.

  In the confirmation screen 410 shown in FIG. 4B, the user selects either “credit payment” in which payment is made with a credit card or “convenience payment” in which payment is made at a convenience store, and “purchase (external site)” is selected. In response to tapping “”, the control unit 24 transmits a purchase request capable of specifying the number of coins to be purchased by the user from the communication unit 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6.

  Thereafter, the control unit 24 displays a purchase completion screen 420 shown in FIG. 3 is added according to the number of coins purchased by the user.

  In response to the menu icon 381 being tapped by the user, the control unit 24 displays the side menu 500 on the touch panel 22.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the side menu.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the side menu 500 includes a shop button 510, an avatar setting button 520, a new farmland contract button 530, a cultivation picture book button 540, a public setting button 550, and the like.

  In response to the shop button 510 being tapped by the user, the control unit 24 displays a shop screen (not shown) on the touch panel 22. On the shop screen, the user can purchase avatar change items, virtual farmland installation items, and the like using points. The control unit 24 displays the installation item 350 shown in FIG. 3 purchased on the shop screen by the user on the top screen 300. The point number 330 is subtracted according to the type of item purchased by the user on the shop screen.

  In response to the avatar setting button 520 shown in FIG. 5 being tapped by the user, the control unit 24 displays an avatar setting screen on the touch panel 22. In the avatar setting screen, the user can customize the clothes and the like of the avatar 310 shown in FIG. 3 using the change items purchased on the shop screen.

  A new farmland contract button 530 shown in FIG. 5 is selected for the user to borrow a farmland section from a farmer using a coin. In response to the user tapping the new farmland contract button 530, the control unit 24 displays the farmland search screen 600 on the touch panel 22.

  6A is a diagram showing a display example of a farmland search screen, FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a display example of a section list screen, and FIG. 6C is a table of a section contract screen. It is a figure which shows an example.

  In the farmland search screen 600 shown in FIG. 6A, the user can narrow down the farmland to be searched by selecting a region where the farmland is located, inputting a farmland name, or selecting a vegetable to be cultivated. it can. In response to the user selecting a desired farmland from among the farmlands displayed as search results on the farmland search screen 600, the control unit 24 displays a section list screen 610 of the farmland selected by the user on the touch panel 22. .

  In the block list screen 610, as shown in FIG. 6B, the user can borrow from the farmland selected on the farmland search screen 600, the vegetables grown in each block, and the respective blocks. The required number of coins is displayed in association with each other. In response to the user selecting a desired section on the section list screen 610, the control unit 24 displays a section contract screen 620 shown in FIG.

  In response to the user tapping “Contract” on the section contract screen 620 shown in FIG. 6C, the control unit 24 requests a contract for borrowing the section selected by the user on the section list screen 610 from the farmer. The partition contract request to be transmitted is transmitted from the communication unit 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6. The section contract request includes information that can identify the user and the section selected by the user.

  Thereafter, the control unit 24 displays the section 360 selected by the user on the section list screen 610 shown in FIG. 6B on the top screen 300 shown in FIG. Further, the number of coins 340 is subtracted according to the number of coins necessary for borrowing the section selected on the section list screen 610 shown in FIG.

  In response to the cultivation pictorial book button 540 shown in FIG. 5 being tapped by the user, the control unit 24 displays the cultivation pictorial book screen 700 on the touch panel 22.

  Fig.7 (a) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation picture book screen, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a crop details screen.

  On the cultivation picture book screen 700, as shown in FIG. 7A, a picture book (hereinafter, referred to as “cultivation picture book”) on which vegetables that can be cultivated by a user are posted is displayed. In the cultivation picture book, vegetables that can be currently cultivated by the user are listed as cultivatable crops, and vegetables that the user has cultivated in the past are listed as cultivation performance crops. The control unit 24 responds to the fact that the user has selected one of the vegetables that are listed as the cultivation performance crop or the cultivatable crop in the cultivation diagram book on the cultivation diagram book screen 700, and the crop shown in FIG. A detail screen 710 is displayed on the touch panel 22.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, the crop detail screen 710 includes basic information such as the difficulty level of cultivation of the vegetables selected by the user, the cultivation start time, the cultivation period, the harvest time, and the image, the points of cultivation, and the like. Is displayed. Also, below the crop detail screen 710, a cultivation know-how icon 711, a cultivation plan icon 712, and a cultivation diary icon 713 are displayed in order from the left side.

  The cultivation know-how icon 711 is selected to display know-how for growing vegetables. In response to the user tapping the cultivation know-how icon 711, the control unit 24 displays the cultivation know-how screen 800 on the touch panel 22.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the cultivation know-how screen.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the cultivation know-how screen 800 is an easy-to-understand explanation of a vegetable cultivation method, basic knowledge of vegetables, and bean knowledge, using a document or a moving image. In response to the user tapping “document” or “moving image” on the cultivation know-how screen 800, the control unit 24 switches to the explanation by the document or the explanation by the moving image and displays it. The user can easily learn the know-how for growing vegetables on the cultivation know-how screen 800.

  A cultivation plan icon 712 shown in FIG. 7B is selected to display a vegetable cultivation plan. The control unit 24 displays the cultivation plan screen 900 on the touch panel 22 in response to the user tapping the cultivation plan icon 712.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the cultivation plan screen.

  On the cultivation plan screen 900, as shown in FIG. 9, the cultivation plan of vegetables that the user wants to grow is displayed. In response to the user selecting any one of “cold region”, “warm region”, and “warm region” on the cultivation plan screen 900, the control unit 24 cultivates the cultivation plan in the region selected by the user. It displays on the plan screen 900. The cultivation plan includes the vegetable cultivation process according to the region selected by the user, the implementation time of each cultivation process, and the like. Since the user can know in detail the vegetables to be cultivated and the detailed cultivation process according to the area where the vegetables are cultivated and the implementation time of each cultivation process, it is easy even for beginners. You can make a cultivation plan.

  A cultivation diary icon 713 shown in FIG. 7B is selected to display a vegetable cultivation diary created by the user. In response to the user tapping the cultivation diary icon 713, the control unit 24 displays the cultivation diary list screen 1000 on the touch panel 22.

  Fig.10 (a) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation diary list screen.

  The cultivation diary list screen 1000 displays a list of vegetable cultivation diaries created by the user in the past. In response to the user selecting a desired cultivation diary from the list of cultivation diaries displayed on the cultivation diary list screen 1000, the control unit 24 displays the cultivation diary selected by the user on the touch panel 22. .

  The public setting button 550 shown in FIG. 5 is selected in order to change the public or private setting of the cultivation plan and the cultivation diary. The user can set the disclosure / non-disclosure of the cultivation plan and the cultivation diary for each section that the user borrows from the farmer by tapping the disclosure setting button 550.

  Furthermore, the outing icon 382 shown in FIG. 3 is selected for a user to visit another user's virtual farmland. In response to the user tapping the outing icon 382, the control unit 24 displays the user search screen 1100 on the touch panel 22.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a user search screen.

  In response to the user entering a nickname of another user or selecting a vegetable or farmland being cultivated and tapping “Search” on the user search screen 1300 shown in FIG. A visit request that can specify the virtual farmland of another user searched by the user is transmitted to the service management server 3 via the network 6. Thereafter, the top screen 300 of the virtual farmland of another user searched by the user is displayed on the touch panel 22. In this way, the user can visit another user's virtual farmland.

  And when the other user has set the cultivation plan to public, the user taps the cultivation plan icon 383 displayed on the top screen 300 of the other user's virtual farmland, thereby cultivating the other user's cultivation plan. Can be viewed. Moreover, when the other user has set the cultivation diary to be public, the user taps the cultivation diary icon 386 displayed on the top screen 300 of the virtual farmland of the other user, so that the cultivation diary of the other user is displayed. Can be viewed. Thereby, the user can refer to the cultivation method of other users' vegetables.

  Moreover, the cultivation plan icon 383 shown in FIG. 3 is selected in order to display the cultivation plan of vegetables similarly to the cultivation plan icon 712. In response to tapping the cultivation plan icon 383 in a state where the user has selected one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300, the control unit 24 is similar to the cultivation plan icon 712 in the figure. 9 is displayed on the touch panel 22.

  The work request icon 384 shown in FIG. 3 is selected for the user to request the farmer to perform farm work. In response to the user tapping the work request icon 384 in a state where one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300 is selected, the control unit 24 displays the requested work selection screen 1200 on the touch panel 22. indicate.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the requested work selection screen.

  On the requested work selection screen 1200, as shown in FIG. 12, farm work and the number of coins necessary for requesting the farm work from the farmer are displayed in association with each other. On the requested work selection screen 1000, the farm work is classified into genres and displayed as regular work such as watering and weeding, process work such as fertilizer supply and thinning, and sudden work such as spraying insecticide and avoiding pests. Has been. In response to the user selecting a farm work other than “work by myself” on the requested work selection screen 1200 and tapping “request”, the control unit 24 requests the farmer to perform the farm work selected by the user. The request is transmitted from the communication unit 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6. The work request includes information that can identify the user, the farm work that the user requests the farmer, and the section that the user requests the farmer to perform the farm work.

  Thereafter, the number of coins 340 shown in FIG. 3 decreases according to the number of coins necessary for requesting the farmer to perform the farm work selected by the user. Note that the user can also select “Work on my own” on the requested work selection screen 1200, and bring the tools to the farmland to perform the farm work himself. In this case, the number of coins 340 does not decrease.

  In addition, the control unit 24 responds to the user tapping “Send harvest” on the requested work selection screen 1000 shown in FIG. 12 and inputting a delivery destination such as home, a friend's address, and a quality review meeting. Then, a delivery request for requesting delivery of the cultivated vegetables to the delivery destination input by the user is transmitted from the communication unit 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6. The delivery request includes information that can identify the user, the vegetables that the user requests delivery, the section in which the vegetables are grown, and the delivery destination of the vegetables. Also, the number of coins 340 shown in FIG. 3 decreases according to the delivery charge to the delivery destination input by the user.

  In response to the user tapping the cultivation record icon 385 in a state where any one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300 illustrated in FIG. 3 is selected, the control unit 24 displays the cultivation record screen 1300. The touch panel 22 is displayed.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the cultivation record screen.

  The cultivation record screen 1300 displays a cultivation record as shown in FIG. The cultivation record is created by the farmer who requested the farm work by the user, and includes a work process, a crop state, a report from the farmhouse, a photograph of the farmland, and the like. Thereby, the user can confirm the condition of the vegetables which are cultivated. In addition, in response to the user tapping “Like” on the cultivation record screen 1300, the rank of the farmer who created and transmitted the cultivation record may be increased.

  The cultivation diary icon 386 shown in FIG. 3 is selected in order to display the vegetable cultivation diary created by the user, like the cultivation diary icon 713. In response to tapping the cultivation diary icon 713 in a state where the user has selected any one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300, the control unit 24 is similar to the cultivation diary icon 713 in FIG. The cultivation diary list screen 1000 shown in 10 (a) is displayed on the touch panel 22.

  In response to the user tapping “Create” on the cultivation diary list screen 1000 shown in FIG. 10A or the user tapping “Add cultivation diary” on the cultivation record screen 1300 shown in FIG. Then, the control unit 24 displays the image selection screen 1010 on the touch panel 22.

  FIG.10 (b) is a figure which shows the example of a display of an image selection screen, and FIG.10 (c) is a figure which shows the example of a display of a cultivation diary creation screen.

  The image selection screen 1010 is used to select an image to be used for the cultivation diary. By default, a photograph of the farmland included in the cultivation record is selected as shown in FIG. In response to the user tapping “Next” on the image selection screen 1010, the control unit 24 displays the cultivation diary creation screen 1020 on the touch panel 22.

  In the cultivation diary creation screen 1020, as shown in FIG. 10C, an image selected by the user on the image selection screen 1120, a work process included in the cultivation record, a crop state, a report from a farmer, and the like. It is input in advance. The user can input his / her comment on the cultivation diary creation screen 1020. Then, in response to the user tapping “Done” on the cultivation diary creation screen 1020, the control unit 24 creates a cultivation diary and transmits it from the communication unit 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6.

  The service management server 3 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose server computer, etc., and is a service for enabling a remote user to cultivate crops such as vegetables by borrowing farmland sections from farmers. I will provide a.

  FIG. 14 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the service management server.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the service management server 3 includes a storage unit 31, a communication unit 33, and a control unit 34, which are connected to each other via a bus.

  The storage unit 31 includes a general-purpose storage device such as a hard disk drive, for example, an installer for a virtual farm application, image data for displaying various screens on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2, a user management DB (Date Base) 100, And the farmland management DB 200 is stored.

  For each user, the user management DB 100 has a profile registered by the user on the user registration screen, an avatar registered on the avatar setting screen, the number of points and coins the user has, items purchased by the user in the shop, The created cultivation diary is registered in association with each other.

  The farmland management DB 200 is provided for each farmland, registers the farmer who owns the farmland, and for each section of the farmland, borrows the vegetable grown in the section, the number of coins necessary to rent the section, and the section The user, the cultivation record in the section, and the public / private setting of the cultivation plan and cultivation diary in the section are registered in association with each other.

  The communication unit 33 includes a general-purpose communication device such as a NIC (Network Interface Card), for example, and performs wireless communication with the user terminal 2 and the farmer terminal 4 via the network 6. The communication unit 33 transmits a settlement request to an external settlement server (not shown) via the network 6 or transmits a delivery request to the delivery server 5 via the network 6.

  The control unit 34 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the CPU uses the RAM as a work memory and appropriately executes various programs stored in the ROM, the storage unit 31, and the like. By doing so, the operation of each part of the service management server 3 is controlled.

  Specifically, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying a usage agreement screen, a user registration screen, an avatar setting screen, a tutorial, and the like from the communication unit 33 to the network 6 at the first activation of the virtual farmland application by the user terminal 2. To the user terminal 2, the usage agreement screen, the user registration screen, the avatar setting screen, the tutorial, and the like are displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2. Then, the control unit 34 receives the profile registered on the user registration screen displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 and the avatar set on the avatar setting screen by the communication unit 33 via the network 6 and manages the user. Register in DB100.

  Thereafter, the control unit 34 illustrates the user profile and avatar registered in the user management DB 100, the number of points the user has, the number of coins, and the installed items, and the section borrowed by the user specified from the farmland management DB 200. Image data for displaying the top screen 300 shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 34 borrows a user profile and avatar registered in the user management DB 100, a user's points, coins, installation items, and a user specified from the farmland management DB 200. Each time the section is updated, image data for displaying the top screen 300 is generated.

  Then, the control unit 34 causes the touch screen 22 of the user terminal 2 to display the top screen 300 by transmitting image data for displaying the top screen 300 from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6.

  In response to the user tapping the avatar 310 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the avatar setting screen from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6. The avatar setting screen is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  In addition, in response to the user tapping the character 320 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 adds the number of points corresponding to the type of the character 320 tapped by the user to the number of points registered in the user management DB 100. to add.

  Further, in response to the user tapping the charging icon 380 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 sends image data for displaying the charging selection screen 400 shown in FIG. Is sent to the user terminal 2 to display the charge selection screen 400 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Next, in response to the user tapping “Purchase coins” on the charging selection screen 400, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the confirmation screen 410 shown in FIG. 4B to the communication unit. The confirmation screen 410 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 by transmitting to the user terminal 2 from the network 33 through the network 6.

  Subsequently, in response to receiving the purchase request transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33, the control unit 34 settles the amount corresponding to the number of coins specified from the purchase request. The requested settlement request is transmitted from the communication unit 33 to the external settlement server via the network 6.

  After that, the control unit 34 is identified from the purchase request to the number of coins registered in the user management DB 100 in response to receiving the payment completion notification transmitted from the external payment server via the network 6. Add the number of coins.

  And the control part 34 transmits the image data for displaying the purchase completion screen 420 shown in FIG.4 (c) from the communication part 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, and thereby the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 is displayed. Display a purchase completion screen 420.

  In response to the user tapping the menu icon 381 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the side menu 500 shown in FIG. 5 from the communication unit 33 via the network 6. By transmitting to the terminal 2, the side menu 500 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Thereafter, in response to the user tapping the shop button 510 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying a shop screen from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6. As a result, the shop screen is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Then, in response to the user purchasing an item on the shop screen, the control unit 34 registers the item purchased by the user in the user management DB 100, and from the number of points registered in the user management DB 100, the user Subtract the number of points according to the type of item purchased.

  In addition, in response to the user tapping the avatar setting button 520 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the avatar setting screen from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6. By transmitting, the avatar setting screen is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Further, in response to the user tapping the new farmland contract button 530 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 sends image data for displaying the farmland search screen 600 shown in FIG. 6A from the communication unit 33. By transmitting to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, the farmland search screen 600 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Next, in response to the user selecting a desired farmland from the farmland displayed as a search result on the farmland search screen 600 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 can rent from the farmland. The vegetables cultivated in each section and the number of coins necessary to rent each section are read out from the farmland management DB 200.

  Subsequently, the control unit 34 shows the sections shown in FIG. 6B based on the sections read from the farmland management DB 200, the vegetables cultivated in each section, and the number of coins necessary for borrowing each section. Image data for displaying the list screen 610 is generated. Then, the control unit 34 displays the partition list screen 610 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 by transmitting image data for displaying the partition list screen 610 from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6. Let

  Subsequently, in response to the user selecting a desired section on the section list screen 610, the control section 34 sends image data for displaying the section contract screen 620 shown in FIG. By transmitting to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, the partition contract screen 620 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Subsequently, in response to receiving the section contract request transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication section 33, the control unit 34 determines the number of coins corresponding to the section specified from the section contract request. It is specified from the farmland management DB 200. Then, the control unit 34 subtracts the number of coins specified in the farmland management DB 200 from the number of coins registered in the user management DB 100. In addition, the control unit 34 registers the section and user specified from the section contract request in association with the farmland management DB 200. In addition, the control part 34 specifies the farmer corresponding to the division specified from a division contract request from farmland management DB200. Then, the control unit 34 may notify the farmer terminal 3 of the farmer identified from the farmland management DB 200 via the network 6 that the contract for borrowing the section identified from the section contract request has been established.

  Further, in response to the user tapping the cultivation pictorial book button 540 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 sends image data for displaying the cultivation pictorial book screen 700 shown in FIG. 6, the cultivation picture book screen 700 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 by transmitting to the user terminal 2.

  Further, the control unit 34 responds to the fact that the user has selected one of the vegetables that are listed as the cultivation performance crop or the cultivatable crop in the cultivation diagram book on the cultivation diagram book screen 700, in FIG. Image data for displaying the crop detail screen 710 to be displayed is transmitted from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6 to display the crop detail screen 710 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  In response to the user tapping the cultivation know-how icon 711 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the cultivation know-how screen 800 illustrated in FIG. 8 from the communication unit 33 via the network 6. By transmitting to the user terminal 2, the cultivation know-how screen 800 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Further, the control unit 34 taps the cultivation plan icon 383 in a state where the user taps the cultivation plan icon 712 on the user terminal 2 or selects any one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300. In response to this, the image data for displaying the cultivation plan screen 900 shown in FIG. 9 is transmitted from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, so that the cultivation plan is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2. A screen 900 is displayed.

  Further, the control unit 34 reads the cultivation diary created by the user from the user management DB 100 in response to the user tapping the cultivation diary icon 713 on the user terminal 2. And the control part 34 produces | generates the image data for displaying the cultivation diary list screen 1000 shown to Fig.10 (a) based on the cultivation diary read from user management DB100. And the control part 34 transmits the image data for displaying the cultivation diary list screen 1000 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6 from the communication part 33, By this, the cultivation diary list screen 1000 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 is shown. Is displayed.

  Further, the control unit 34 registers the cultivation plan and cultivation diary disclosure / nondisclosure set by the user on the user terminal 2 in the farmland management DB 200.

  Further, in response to the user tapping the outing icon 382 on the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the user search screen 1100 shown in FIG. 11 from the communication unit 33 via the network 6. By transmitting to the user terminal 2, the user search screen 1100 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Further, the control unit 34 responds to the reception of the visit request transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33, and the profiles, avatars, and installation items of other users specified from the visit request The farm plan and the cultivation diary are read from the user management DB 100, and the land borrowed from the farm by other users specified from the visit request and the public / private setting of the cultivation plan and cultivation diary in the section are managed by the farm land Read from DB200.

  Subsequently, the control unit 34 reads the profiles, avatars, installation items, cultivation plans, and cultivation diaries of other users read from the user management DB 100, and the sections that other users read from the farm land management DB 200 borrow from farmers. Image data for displaying the top screen 300 of the virtual farmland of another user is generated based on the cultivation plan and the publication diary setting of the cultivation diary in the section.

  And the control part 34 transmits to the user terminal 2 via the network 6 the image data for displaying the top screen 300 of another user's virtual farmland to the user terminal 2 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2. The top screen 300 of the virtual farmland of another user is displayed.

  Further, the control unit 34 responds to the user tapping the work request icon 384 while selecting any one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300 shown in FIG. The vegetable grown in the section selected by the user is specified from the farmland management DB 200. Next, the control part 34 produces | generates the image data for displaying the request work selection screen 1200 shown in FIG. 12 which can select the farm work corresponding to the vegetable specified from farmland management DB200. Then, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the requested work selection screen 1200 from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, whereby the requested work selection screen 1200 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2. Is displayed.

  Further, in response to the communication unit 33 receiving the work request transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6, the control unit 34 retrieves the farmer corresponding to the section specified from the work request from the farmland management DB 200. Identify. Then, the control unit 34 transmits a work request from the communication unit 33 via the network 6 to the farmer's farm terminal 4 identified from the farmland management DB 200. Thereafter, the control unit 34 receives the cultivation record transmitted from the farmer terminal 4 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33 and registers it in the farmland management DB 200.

  Further, in response to receiving the delivery request transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33, the control unit 34 retrieves the farmer corresponding to the section specified from the delivery request from the farmland management DB 200. Identify. Then, the control unit 34 transmits a delivery request from the communication unit 33 via the network 6 to the farmer's farm terminal 4 identified from the farmland management DB 200. In addition, the control unit 34 transmits a collection request for requesting a delivery company to collect vegetables packed by the farmhouse from the communication unit 33 to the delivery server 5 via the network 6. The collection request includes the address of the farmer from whom the delivery company collects vegetables.

  Further, the control unit 34 responds to the user tapping the cultivation record icon 385 in a state where one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300 shown in FIG. The cultivation record corresponding to the section selected by the user is read from the farmland management DB 200. Subsequently, the control unit 34 generates image data for displaying the cultivation record screen 1300 illustrated in FIG. 13 based on the cultivation record read from the farmland management DB 200. And the control part 34 displays the cultivation recording screen 1300 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 by transmitting the image data for displaying the cultivation recording screen 1300 from the communication part 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6. Let

  Next, in response to the user tapping “Create” on the cultivation diary list screen 1000 or tapping “Add cultivation diary” on the cultivation record screen 1300, the control unit 34, FIG. 10 (b). The image selection screen 1010 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 by transmitting image data for displaying the image selection screen 1010 shown in FIG.

  Subsequently, in response to the user tapping “Next” on the image selection screen 1010, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the cultivation diary creation screen 1020 shown in FIG. The cultivation log creation screen 1020 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 by transmitting from 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6.

  Then, the control unit 34 registers the cultivation diary in the user management DB 100 in response to receiving the cultivation diary transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33.

  The farmer terminal 4 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose tablet computer, a smartphone, or the like, and is used to accept a farm work or vegetable delivery request from the user or to transmit a vegetable cultivation record to the user. The farmer terminal 4 may be composed of a general-purpose personal computer.

  FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the farmer terminal.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the farmer terminal 4 includes a camera 40, a touch panel 42, a communication unit 43, and a control unit 44, and is connected to each other via a bus.

  The camera 40 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose CCD (Charge Coupled Device) camera or the like, and the farmer operates the touch panel 42 to take, for example, a photograph of farmland.

  The touch panel 42 is configured by, for example, a general-purpose touch panel in which a liquid crystal display device and a pointing device are combined, and displays various screens and receives various operations by the user according to control by the control unit 44.

  The communication unit 43 is configured by, for example, a general-purpose wireless communication device or the like, and wirelessly transmits an instruction, information, or the like input by the farmer on the touch panel 22 to the service management server 3 or the like via the network 6. The communication unit 43 receives instructions, information, and the like that are wirelessly transmitted from the service management server 3 or the like via the network 6.

  The control unit 44 includes, for example, a general-purpose microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and the CPU uses the RAM as a work memory and appropriately executes various programs stored in the ROM and the like. The operation of each part of the farmer terminal 4 is controlled.

  In this embodiment, the control unit 44 responds to the reception of the work request transmitted from the service management server 3 via the network 6 by the communication unit 43, and displays the section and farm work specified from the work request on the touch panel 42. To display. The farmer can refer to the display on the touch panel 42 to confirm the section where the user has requested the farmer to perform farm work and the farm work requested by the user to the farmer. Then, the farmer performs the farm work such as watering or fertilizer that the user actually requested the farmer in the section where the user requested the farmer to perform the farm work.

  Thereafter, the farmer takes a picture of the farmland with the camera 40 of the farmer terminal 4. Then, the farmer operates the touch panel 42 of the farmer terminal 4 to input a work process, a crop state, a report from the farmer, and the like.

  And the control part 44 creates the cultivation record containing the work process, the crop state, the report from a farmer, etc. which the user input with the touch panel 42, and the photograph of the farmland image | photographed with the camera 40, From the communication part 43 The data is transmitted to the service management server 3 via the network 6.

  In addition, the control unit 44 cultivates the vegetables specified from the delivery request and the vegetables in response to the communication unit 43 receiving the delivery request transmitted from the service management server 3 via the network 6. The section and the delivery destination of the vegetables are displayed on the touch panel 42. The farmer refers to the display on the touch panel 42 and harvests and packs the vegetables from the section where the user grows the vegetables, and describes the delivery destination of the vegetables.

  The delivery server 5 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of, for example, a general-purpose server computer and is operated by a delivery company. The delivery server 5 includes a communication unit (not shown) and a display unit, which are connected to each other via a bus. The delivery server 5 displays the address of the farmer identified from the collection request in response to receiving the collection request transmitted from the service management server 3 via the network 6 by the communication unit. The delivery company can confirm the address of the farmer with reference to the display on the display unit. Thereafter, the delivery company collects vegetables from the farmers and delivers them to the delivery destination.

  Next, operation | movement of a remote cultivation system provided with the said structure is demonstrated, referring drawings.

  First, in response to the user tapping the menu icon 381 on the top screen 300 shown in FIG. 3 displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2, the control unit 34 of the service management server 3 displays the side shown in FIG. By transmitting image data for displaying the menu 500 from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, the side menu 500 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2.

  Then, in response to the user tapping the new farmland contract button 530 on the side menu 500, the remote farming system 1 executes a new farmland contract process.

  16 and 17 are flowcharts showing an example of the new farmland contract process.

  In the new farmland contract process, the control unit 34 of the service management server 3 first receives image data for displaying the farmland search screen 600 shown in FIG. Is sent to the user terminal 2 to display the farmland search screen 600 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 (step S1). On the farmland search screen 600, the user selects a farmland area, inputs a farmland name, or selects a vegetable to be cultivated, and narrows down the farmland to be searched.

  Then, in response to the user selecting a desired farmland from the farmlands displayed as search results on the farmland search screen 600 (step S2; Yes), the control unit 34 of the service management server 3 starts from the farmland. The section that can be rented, the vegetables cultivated in each section, and the number of coins necessary to rent each section are read out from the farmland management DB 200 (step S3).

  Subsequently, the control unit 34 shows the sections shown in FIG. 6B based on the sections read from the farmland management DB 200, the vegetables cultivated in each section, and the number of coins necessary for borrowing each section. Image data for displaying the list screen 610 is generated (step S4).

  Then, the control unit 34 displays the partition list screen 610 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 by transmitting image data for displaying the partition list screen 610 from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6. (Step S5).

  Thereafter, in response to the user selecting a desired section on the section list screen 610 (step S6; Yes), image data for displaying the section contract screen 620 shown in FIG. By transmitting to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, the partition contract screen 620 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 (step S7).

  In response to the user tapping “Contract” on the section contract screen 620 (step S8; Yes), the control unit 24 of the user terminal 2 contracts to borrow the section selected by the user from the section list screen 610 from the farmer. Is sent from the communication unit 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6 (step S9).

  The control unit 34 of the service management server 3 responds to the reception of the partition contract request transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33 (step S10), as shown in FIG. The number of coins corresponding to the section specified from the contract request is specified from the farmland management DB 200 (step S11).

  Then, the control unit 34 subtracts the number of coins specified in the farmland management DB 200 from the number of coins registered in the user management DB 100 (step S12). Further, the control unit 34 registers the section and user specified from the section contract request in association with the farmland management DB 200 (step S13), and then ends the new farmland contract process.

  Thereby, the top screen 300 shown in FIG. 3 displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 displays the number of coins 340 after subtraction, and the section 360 registered in association with the user in the farmland management DB 200. Is displayed.

  Next, in response to the user tapping the work request icon 384 while selecting any one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300 shown in FIG. The system 1 executes work request processing.

  18 and 19 are flowcharts showing an example of the work request process.

  In the work request process, the control unit 34 of the service management server 3 first identifies the vegetables cultivated in the section selected by the user from the farmland management DB 200, as shown in FIG. 18 (step S21).

  Next, the control part 34 produces | generates the image data for displaying the request work selection screen 1200 shown in FIG. 12 which can select the farm work corresponding to the vegetable specified from farmland management DB200 (step S22).

  Then, the control unit 34 transmits image data for displaying the requested work selection screen 1200 from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, whereby the requested work selection screen 1200 is displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2. Is displayed (step S23).

  Then, in response to the user selecting a farm work other than “work by myself” on the requested work selection screen 1200 and tapping “request” (step S24; Yes), the control unit 24 of the user terminal 2 The work request for requesting the farm work selected by the user to the farm is transmitted from the communication unit 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6 (step S25).

  As shown in FIG. 19, the control unit 34 of the service management server 3 responds to the reception of the work request transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33 (step S26). From the farmland management DB 200, the farmer corresponding to the section identified from is identified (step S27).

  Then, the control unit 34 transmits a work request from the communication unit 33 via the network 6 to the farmer's farm terminal 4 identified from the farmland management DB 200 (step S28).

  The control unit 44 of the farmer terminal 4 responds to the reception of the work request transmitted from the service management server 3 via the network 6 by the communication unit 43 (step S29), and identifies the section and farm work identified from the work request. Is displayed on the touch panel 42 (step S30), and the work request process is terminated.

  Thereafter, the farmer can confirm the section where the user requested the farmer to perform farm work and the farm work requested by the user to the farmer with reference to the display on the touch panel 42. Then, the farmer performs the farm work such as watering or fertilizer that the user actually requested the farmer in the section where the user requested the farmer to perform the farm work. Thereafter, the farmer takes a picture of the farmland with the camera 40 of the farmer terminal 4. Then, the farmer operates the touch panel 42 of the farmer terminal 4 to input a work process, a crop state, a report from the farmer, and the like.

  And the control part 44 creates the cultivation record containing the work process, the crop state, the report from a farmer, etc. which the user input with the touch panel 42, and the photograph of the farmland image | photographed with the camera 40, From the communication part 43 The data is transmitted to the service management server 3 via the network 6.

  In response to receiving the cultivation record transmitted from the farmer terminal 4 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33, the control unit 34 of the service management server 3 sends the user terminal 2 of the user specified from the work request to the user terminal 2. The cultivation record is transmitted from the communication unit 33 via the network 6.

  The control unit 24 of the user terminal 2 receives the cultivation record transmitted from the service management server 3 via the network 6 by the communication unit 23 and registers it in the farmland management DB 200.

  Thereafter, in response to the user tapping the cultivation record icon 385 in a state where any one of the sections 360 displayed on the top screen 300 shown in FIG. The cultivation record corresponding to the section selected by the user is read from the farmland management DB 200.

  Subsequently, the control unit 34 generates image data for displaying the cultivation record screen 1300 illustrated in FIG. 13 based on the cultivation record read from the farmland management DB 200.

  And the control part 34 displays the cultivation recording screen 1300 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 by transmitting the image data for displaying the cultivation recording screen 1300 from the communication part 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6. Let

  Thereafter, in response to the user tapping “Create” on the cultivation diary list screen 1000 displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 or tapping “Add cultivation diary” on the cultivation record screen 1300, The local cultivation system 1 executes a cultivation diary creation process.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing details of the cultivation diary creation process.

  The control unit 34 of the service management server 3 transmits the image data for displaying the image selection screen 1010 shown in FIG. 10B from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6, whereby the user terminal 2. The image selection screen 1010 is displayed on the touch panel 22 (step S31). On the image selection screen 1010, a picture of the farmland included in the cultivation record is selected by default.

  Thereafter, in response to the user tapping “Next” on the image selection screen 1010 (step S32; Yes), the control unit 34 of the service management server 3 displays the cultivation diary creation screen 1020 shown in FIG. Is transmitted from the communication unit 33 to the user terminal 2 via the network 6 to display the cultivation diary creation screen 1020 on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2 (step S33).

  In the cultivation diary creation screen 1020, an image selected by the user on the image selection screen 1120, a work process included in the cultivation record, a crop state, a report from a farmer, and the like are input in advance. The user inputs his / her comment on the cultivation diary creation screen 1020.

  And the control part 24 of the user terminal 2 responds to the user tapping "Done" on the cultivation diary creation screen 1020 (step S34; Yes), creates the cultivation diary (step S35), and the communication part 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6 (step S36).

  And the control part 34 of the service management server 3 responds to having received the cultivation diary transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication part 33 (step S37), and supplies the cultivation diary to the user management DB 100. After registration (step S38), the cultivation diary creation process is terminated.

  After that, the user taps “Send harvest” on the requested work selection screen 1000 shown in FIG. 12 displayed on the touch panel 22 of the user terminal 2, and inputs a delivery address such as home, a friend's address, and a quality review meeting. In response to this, the control unit 24 of the user terminal 2 executes a delivery request process.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a delivery request process.

  First, as shown in FIG. 21, the control unit 24 of the user terminal 2 sends a delivery request for requesting delivery of vegetables cultivated to a delivery destination input by the user from the communication unit 23 to the service management server 3 via the network 6. Transmit (step S41).

  The control unit 34 of the service management server 3 responds to the reception of the delivery request transmitted from the user terminal 2 via the network 6 by the communication unit 33 (step S42), and responds to the section specified from the delivery request. The farmer to be identified is specified from the farmland management DB 200 (step S43).

  Subsequently, the control unit 34 transmits a delivery request from the communication unit 33 via the network 6 to the farmer's farm terminal 4 identified from the farmland management DB 200 (step S44).

  In response to receiving the delivery request transmitted from the service management server 3 via the network 6 by the communication unit 43, the control unit 44 of the farmer terminal 4 grows the vegetables specified from the delivery request and the vegetables. And the vegetable delivery destination are displayed on the touch panel 42. The farmer refers to the display on the touch panel 42 and harvests and packs the vegetables from the section where the user grows the vegetables, and describes the delivery destination of the vegetables.

  The control unit 34 of the service management server 3 transmits a collection request for requesting the delivery company to collect the vegetables packed by the farmer from the communication unit 33 to the delivery server 5 via the network 6 (step S45). The delivery request process is terminated.

  The delivery server 5 displays the address of the farmer identified from the collection request in response to receiving the collection request transmitted from the service management server 3 via the network 6 by the communication unit. The delivery company can confirm the address of the farmer with reference to the display on the display unit. Thereafter, the delivery company collects vegetables from the farmers and delivers them to the delivery destination.

  As described above, the remote cultivation system 1 according to this embodiment includes the user terminal 2 operated by the user, the service management system 3, and the farmer terminal 4 operated by the farmer, which are networked. 6 to each other. The service management system 3 associates and registers a section for cultivating vegetables, a user who rents the section, and a farmer who actually performs a work for growing vegetables in the section. It has.

  The user terminal 2 transmits to the service management server 3 via the network 6 a work request that can specify the user, the section that the user borrows, and the farm work requested by the user. In response to receiving the work request from the user terminal 2, the service management server 3 identifies the farmer corresponding to the section identified from the work request from the farmland management DB 200. Then, the service management server 3 performs the farm work identified from the work request on the vegetables cultivated in the section identified from the work request via the network 6 to the farmer terminal 4 of the farmer identified from the farmland management DB 200. Ask that.

  Thus, according to the remote cultivation system 1 which concerns on this embodiment, the cultivation of vegetables by the user of a remote place can be enabled.

  Further, the service management server 3 displays on the user terminal 2 a virtual farmland that can identify the parcel that the user has rented, and cultivates it in a section selected from among the sections of the virtual farmland displayed on the user terminal 2. Agricultural work corresponding to the vegetable being displayed is displayed on the user terminal 2 so as to be selectable. Then, the service management server 3 receives from the user terminal 2 a work request that can specify the section selected by the user on the virtual farmland and the farm work selected from the farm work displayed on the user terminal 2.

  Thereby, the remote cultivation system 1 can simplify the operation request by the user.

  After that, the service management server 3 receives from the farmer terminal 4 the vegetable cultivation record after the farmer requested the farming work, and the section selected by the user from the sections of the virtual farmland displayed on the user terminal 2 The cultivation record cultivated in is displayed on the user terminal 2.

  Thereby, the user can confirm the condition of the vegetables which are cultivated.

  Furthermore, the service management server 3 stores the cultivation diary created by the user using the cultivation record and sets whether or not to open the cultivation diary to other users.

  Thereby, while being able to memorize the cultivation diary which he created, the user can also make it public or not.

  In addition, the service management server 3 displays a section that the user can borrow on the user terminal 2 so that the section can be selected, and the section selected by the user from the sections displayed on the user terminal 2 is associated with the user in the farmland. Register in the management DB 200.

  Thereby, the remote cultivation system 1 can display the section 360 newly borrowed by the user on the virtual farmland.

  Furthermore, the service management server 3 responds to receiving from the user terminal 2 a delivery request that can specify the user, the compartment that the user borrows, the vegetables grown in the compartment, and the delivery destination of the vegetables. Then, the farmer corresponding to the section identified from the delivery request is identified from the farmland management DB 200. Then, the service management server 3 prepares for delivery to the delivery destination of the vegetables cultivated in the section identified from the delivery request (for example, harvesting and packing of vegetables, etc.) to the farmer's farm terminal 3 identified from the farmland management DB 200. And a description of the delivery address).

  Thereby, the remote cultivation system 1 can simplify delivery of the vegetable by a user.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation and application are possible. Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment applicable to the present invention will be described.

  In the above embodiment, the program executed by the CPU of the control unit 24, the control unit 34, and the control unit 44 has been described as being stored in advance in a ROM or the like. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and by applying a program for executing the above processing to an existing general-purpose computer, the control unit 24, the control unit 34, and The controller 44 may function.

  The method of providing such a program is arbitrary, for example, stored in a computer-readable recording medium (flexible disk, CD (Compact Disc) -ROM, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM, flash memory, etc.). The program may be distributed, or may be provided by storing the program in a storage on a network such as the Internet and downloading it.

  Furthermore, when the above processing is executed by sharing an OS (Operating System) and an application program, or by cooperation between the OS and the application program, only the application program may be stored in a recording medium or storage. It is also possible to superimpose a program on a carrier wave and distribute it via a network. For example, the program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS: Bulletin Board System) on the network, and the program may be distributed via the network. Then, this program may be activated and executed in the same manner as other application programs under the control of the OS, so that the above processing can be executed.

In the above embodiment, the cultivating target is described as being a crop such as vegetables, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the cultivating target is arbitrary, for example, cows, pigs, chickens, It may be an animal such as a horse, sheep, or fish, and may be an insect such as a bee or a spider. It may also be a microorganism.
In other words, in the present invention, the object to be cultivated may be not only plants such as farm products, flowers, camellia, seaweed, kelp, but also animals. More specifically, it may be fish such as cultured fish and cultured shellfish, insects (beetles, stag beetles, etc.), microorganisms, livestock, pets, mice, and other animals. Furthermore, it may be processed foods produced over time, such as cheese, wine, other liquors, and natto.
Accordingly, the section of the present invention is any section that can be distinguished from each other when different users train the training target (even if the same user is requested to perform a different work request). It may be anything. For example, any material may be used as long as the distinguishable range can be determined by a bottle, a fungus bed, a box, a fence, a line, or the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Remote place cultivation system 2 User terminal 3 Service management server 4 Farmer terminal 5 Delivery server 6 Network 21,31 Storage part 22,42 Touch panel 23,33,43 Communication part 24,34,44 Control part 40 Camera 100 User management DB
200 farmland management DB

Claims (9)

A database for associating and registering a section for nurturing a breeding target, a user who rents the section, and a grower who actually performs work for nurturing the breeding target in the section;
A server device connected via a network to a user terminal operated by the user and a grower terminal operated by the grower,
The user;
The parcel that the user borrows; and
Work requested by the user;
In response to receiving a work request capable of identifying the user terminal from the user terminal,
A first grower identifying means for identifying, from the database, the grower corresponding to the section identified from the work request;
Via the network to the grower terminal of the grower identified by the first grower identifying means,
To the training target that is trained in the section specified from the work request,
Work request means for requesting to perform the work specified from the work request;
A server device comprising: A training field display means for displaying on the user terminal a training field that can identify the section that the user borrows; and
Work selection display means for displaying, on the user terminal, the work corresponding to the breeding target that is grown in the section selected from the sections of the breeding ground displayed on the user terminal by the user. When,
Further comprising
The first breeder specifying means is:
The section selected by the user at the breeding ground;
The task selected from the tasks displayed on the user terminal; and
Receiving from the user terminal the work request that can identify
The server apparatus according to claim 1. The training record receiving means for receiving the training record of the training target after the breeder has performed the work requested by the work requesting means from the breeder terminal;
A training record display means for displaying on the user terminal the training record of the training target that is being trained in the section selected from the sections of the breeding ground displayed on the user terminal by the user;
The server device according to claim 2, further comprising: A training log storage means for storing a training log created by the user using the training record;
Public setting means for setting whether to publish the training diary to other than the user;
The server device according to claim 3, further comprising: A section selection display means for displaying the section that the user can borrow on the user terminal in a selectable manner;
Section registration means for registering the section selected from the sections displayed on the user terminal by the user in the database in association with the user;
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: In response to receiving from the user terminal a delivery request that can identify the user, the parcel that the user rents, the breeding target that is grown in the parcel, and the delivery destination of the breeding target A second grower identifying means for identifying from the database the grower corresponding to the section identified from the delivery request;
Delivery requesting the grower terminal of the grower identified by the second grower identifying means to prepare for delivery to the delivery destination of the breeding target grown in the section identified from the delivery request Preparation request means,
The server apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: A user terminal operated by a user;
A section for nurturing the training target;
The user borrowing the parcel;
A database for registering in association with a trainer who actually performs work for nurturing the training target in the section;
A server device connected via a network to the user terminal and a grower terminal operated by the grower;
A work request system comprising:
The user terminal is
The user;
The parcel that the user borrows; and
Work requested by the user;
A work request that can identify the server is transmitted to the server device via the network,
The server device
In response to receiving from the user terminal,
A first grower identifying means for identifying, from the database, the grower corresponding to the section identified from the work request;
Via the network to the grower terminal of the grower identified by the first grower identifying means,
To the training target that is trained in the section specified from the work request,
Work request means for requesting to perform the work specified from the work request;
Work request system with A database for associating and registering a section for nurturing a breeding target, a user who rents the section, and a grower who actually performs the work for cultivating the breeding target in the section, A work request method by a server device connected via a network to a user terminal operated by a user and a grower terminal operated by the grower,
The section identified from the work request in response to receiving from the user terminal a work request that can identify the user, the section borrowed by the user, and the work requested by the user. A first grower identifying step for identifying the grower corresponding to the database from the database;
Via the network to the grower terminal of the grower identified by the first grower identifying means, the training target identified in the section identified from the work request is identified from the work request. A work requesting step for requesting to perform said work;
A work request method comprising: A database for associating and registering a section for nurturing a breeding target, a user who rents the section, and a grower who actually performs the work for cultivating the breeding target in the section, A computer provided in a server device connected via a network to a user terminal operated by a user and a grower terminal operated by the grower,
The section identified from the work request in response to receiving from the user terminal a work request that can identify the user, the section borrowed by the user, and the work requested by the user. A first breeder identification procedure for identifying the grower corresponding to the database from the database;
Via the network to the grower terminal of the grower identified by the first grower identifying means, the training target identified in the section identified from the work request is identified from the work request. A work request procedure for requesting to perform the above work;
A program for running