JP2019169096A - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow for having a user grasp a restaurant menu from various points of view and come up with a comprehensive food and beverage plan.SOLUTION: An information processing device comprises a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores menu information representing a plurality of menus provided by a restaurant in association with one or more attributes. The control unit generates first menu display information comprising the plurality of menus arranged in a first predefined format together with a user interface that allows for selecting an attribute for each menu. The control unit also generates second menu display information comprising the plurality of menus arranged in a second format different from the first format in accordance with attributes selected by a user via the user interface.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program capable of generating display information related to a menu provided at a restaurant.

  Conventionally, a technique for rearranging the display order of menus of restaurants that can be displayed electronically is known. For example, in Patent Document 1 below, a menu item is displayed in a mode that is more prominent or more easily selected for a menu that is more likely to be ordered next in accordance with the order status of a restaurant customer and in accordance with rules regarding order and total amount. It is described that it is reconfigured and displayed.

JP 2017-76441 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the menu to be displayed is limited depending on the order status and rules, the user cannot grasp the entire menu from various viewpoints, and for example, plans to eat and drink after a long time. Cannot be considered from the menu screen.

  In view of the circumstances as described above, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that allow a user to grasp a menu of a restaurant from various viewpoints and make a global eating and drinking plan. It is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a storage unit and a control unit. The storage unit stores menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with at least one attribute. The control unit generates first menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a predetermined first mode together with a user interface capable of selecting the attribute corresponding to each menu. In addition, the control unit generates second menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a second mode different from the first mode in accordance with an attribute selected by the user via the user interface. .

  With this configuration, the information processing apparatus can cause the user to grasp the menu from various points of view according to, for example, the genre, material, positioning in the course dish, etc. of each menu of the restaurant, and can make a global eating and drinking plan it can. Here, the menu may also include a beverage. Further, the menu information is not limited to that represented by a character string, but may be an image. The “user” includes not only a restaurant customer but also a restaurant employee and a user who is not related to the restaurant.

  The control unit displays the second menu display information together with each menu included in the second menu display information, so that information indicating an attribute different from the selected attribute among the plurality of attributes of the menu is displayed. Generate menu display information.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus arranges the menu based on the attribute selected by the user, but also allows the user to grasp an attribute different from the attribute selected by the user, and the detailed information in the menu of the selected attribute. It is possible to make it easier for a user to make a food and drink plan. For example, when the attribute selected by the user is “meat”, it is possible to grasp attributes indicating roles such as appetizer and main on the menu display information obtained by extracting the menu of meat dishes.

  The control unit arranges each menu included in the second menu display information for each of a plurality of items according to the selected attribute, and the menu is different from the selected attribute in each item. You may arrange | position so that it may be distinguished for every attribute.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus arranges the menu based on the attribute selected by the user, but distinguishes and arranges the menu for each attribute different from the attribute selected by the user. A detailed eating and drinking plan can be made easy for the user to make.

  The control unit generates the second menu display information in which a user interface capable of selecting an attribute that does not accept the selection among the attributes is generated, and sets the attribute selected by the user via the user interface. Accordingly, the second menu display information may be updated.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus can easily update the menu display information based on the attribute selected by the user in accordance with the selection of a new attribute. It is possible to make the user grasp the menu display information corresponding to the attribute.

  The control unit stores history information related to the selected attribute in the storage unit in association with user identification information indicating the user, and at the time of the next login of the user to the information processing apparatus, the first control unit For the menu display information, an aspect according to the latest attribute included in the history information or an attribute with a high frequency of selection may be generated as the first aspect.

  Thereby, the information processing apparatus stores the attribute preferred by the user as history information, so that the menu display information suitable for the user can be browsed from the beginning when the user visits the store next time.

  The control unit may generate second menu display information in which menu information is arranged for each of a plurality of attributes associated with the classification attribute based on the classification attribute associated with the selected attribute. Good.

  As a result, the information processing apparatus can not only use the attribute selected by the user as the menu extraction condition, but also classify the menu for each attribute according to the attribute selected by the user and allow the user to grasp the attribute. . For example, when the user selects the attribute “meat”, refer to the classification attribute (for example, “food”) associated with “meat” (such as “meat”), Menu display information for each classification attribute such as “meat”, “fish”, and “vegetable” associated with the classification attribute “food” can be generated.

An information processing method according to another aspect of the present invention includes:
Stores menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with at least one attribute,
Generating a first menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a predetermined first mode together with a user interface capable of selecting the attribute corresponding to each menu;
Generating second menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a second mode different from the first mode in accordance with an attribute selected by the user via the user interface.

A program according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided in an information processing device.
Storing menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with at least one attribute;
Generating first menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a predetermined first manner together with a user interface capable of selecting the attribute corresponding to each menu;
Generating second menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a second mode different from the first mode in accordance with an attribute selected by the user via the user interface. .

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to allow a user to grasp the menu of a restaurant from various viewpoints and to make a global eating and drinking plan. However, this effect does not limit the present invention.

It is the figure which showed the structure of the restaurant information provision system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the hardware constitutions of the restaurant information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the structure of the database which the restaurant information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention has. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the menu information provision process by the restaurant information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of a display of the menu page produced | generated and transmitted by the restaurant information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the other example of a display of the menu page produced | generated and transmitted by the restaurant information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the other example of a display of the menu page produced | generated and transmitted by the restaurant information provision server which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a restaurant information providing system according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, this system includes a restaurant information providing server 100 on the Internet 50 and a plurality of user terminals 200.

  The restaurant information providing server 100 is a web server that operates a portal site that posts information about restaurants. The restaurant information providing server 100 is connected to a plurality of user terminals 200 via the Internet 50.

  The restaurant information providing server 100 provides a restaurant information search system for the user of the user terminal 200 (customer visiting the restaurant) who is a member of the restaurant information providing service on the portal site. Specifically, the restaurant information providing server 100 searches for restaurant information that matches the search condition based on a search request from the user terminal 200, generates a Web page on which the search result is posted, and sends it to the user terminal 200. Send. When a user accesses the portal site, for example, login with a user ID and a password is required.

  The user terminal 200 (200A, 200B, 200C ...) is a terminal used by a user, and is, for example, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a desktop PC, or the like. The user terminal 200 accesses the restaurant information providing server 100, receives the search result page searched using, for example, an area (station), a genre, a store name, and the like, and displays it on the screen by a browser or the like.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the user terminal 200 can display a menu page indicating menu information (menu table) of each restaurant on the search result page. The menu page includes a user interface that allows the user to select an attribute of each menu, and the restaurant information providing server 100 changes the display mode of each menu on the menu page according to the selection. Details of the menu information providing process by the restaurant information providing server 100 will be described later.

  Note that the user terminal 200 is not a terminal owned by the user, but an order terminal (for example, a tablet PC) installed in each table of the restaurant and connected to an in-store order control PC or a POS (Point Of Sales) system. It may be.

[Hardware configuration of restaurant information providing server]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the restaurant information providing server 100. As shown in the figure, a restaurant information providing server 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 12, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 13, an input / output interface 15, and these components connected to each other. A bus 14 is provided.

  CPU11 accesses RAM13 grade | etc., Suitably as needed, and controls each whole block of the restaurant information provision server 100 centrally, performing various arithmetic processing. The ROM 12 is a non-volatile memory in which an OS to be executed by the CPU 11, firmware such as programs and various parameters are fixedly stored. The RAM 13 is used as a work area for the CPU 11 and temporarily holds the OS, various applications being executed, and various data being processed.

  A display unit 16, an operation receiving unit 17, a storage unit 18, a communication unit 19, and the like are connected to the input / output interface 15.

  The display unit 16 is a display device using, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an OELD (Organic ElectroLuminescence Display), a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), or the like.

  The operation reception unit 17 is, for example, a pointing device such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, and other input devices. When the operation reception unit 17 is a touch panel, the touch panel can be integrated with the display unit 16.

  The storage unit 18 is a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a flash memory (SSD; Solid State Drive), or other solid-state memory. The storage unit 18 stores the OS, various applications, and various data.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the storage unit 18 stores an application and other programs for executing the menu information providing process. Although mentioned later, the memory | storage part 18 has a restaurant information database, a menu information database, and a menu attribute information database as a database containing such data.

  The communication unit 19 is a wireless communication module such as an Ethernet NIC (Network Interface Card) or a wireless LAN, and is responsible for communication processing with the user terminal 200.

  Although not shown, the basic hardware configuration of the user terminal 200 is substantially the same as the hardware configuration of the restaurant information providing server 100.

  In addition, it is assumed that an application that operates in cooperation with the menu information providing process by the restaurant information providing server 100 is installed in the user terminal 200.

[Database configuration of restaurant information server]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a database included in the restaurant information providing server 100.

  As shown in the figure, the restaurant information providing server 100 has a restaurant information database 31, a menu information database 32, and a menu attribute information database 33 in the storage unit 18.

  The restaurant information database 31 includes, for each restaurant, restaurant information (content) that can be posted on the restaurant information posting page and a restaurant information posting page (Web page) on which at least a part of the restaurant information is posted. Is remembered.

  As restaurant information, the restaurant name, address, telephone number, business hours, location area information, nearest station information, ID (store ID) for identifying the restaurant, business category / service category of the restaurant Information such as information, information introducing the restaurant (information indicating store characteristics such as a PR statement of the store, event information performed by the restaurant), and information such as a website URL are stored.

  The menu information database 32 stores, for each restaurant (for each store ID), text information indicating the menu name, price, description about the menu, etc. provided by each restaurant, image information such as a menu photo, and the like. ing.

  The menu attribute information database 33 stores attribute information regarding the menu of each restaurant described above for each restaurant (for each store ID). The attribute information includes, for example, a genre (country, etc.), a cooking method, ingredients, a position in a course dish (appetizer, main, dessert), etc.

  These databases are used by referring to each other as necessary in the menu information providing process by the restaurant information providing server 100 described later.

[Operation of restaurant information provision server]
Next, operation | movement of the restaurant information provision server 100 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated. The operation is executed in cooperation with the hardware such as the CPU 11 and the communication unit 19 of the restaurant information providing server 100 and the software stored in the storage unit 18. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the CPU 11 is an operation subject.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of menu information provision processing by the restaurant information provision server 100.

  As shown in the figure, the CPU 11 of the restaurant information providing server 100 first determines whether or not a menu page display request has been received from the user terminal 200 (step 41). The user of the user terminal 200 visits a restaurant, for example, and uses the user terminal 200 to access a menu page of restaurant information corresponding to the restaurant on the portal site. The display request for the menu page includes the restaurant ID of the restaurant.

  When it is determined that the menu page display request has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 extracts menu information corresponding to the store ID, and displays each menu information (character information indicating the menu name and price) in a preset display mode. A menu page is generated as a user interface that is arranged in (initial display mode) and has attribute information selectable by the user added to each menu (step 42).

  Here, the preset display mode is, for example, a plurality of types of display modes such as a mode in which each menu is displayed for each display item indicating the cooking method attribute, a mode in which each menu is displayed for each display item. One of them.

  Subsequently, the CPU 11 returns the generated menu page to the user terminal 200 that is the display request source (step 41). As a result, a menu page is displayed on the user terminal 200.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the menu page in the initial display mode.

  As shown in the figure, in the menu page 50 of this initial display mode, menus are classified and displayed for each display item mainly indicating a cooking method, such as “sashimi”, “baked goods”, and “nabe”.

  As shown in FIG. 6, each menu on the menu page 50 is associated with attribute information. For example, when the user inputs an operation such as tapping on any menu, the CPU 11 Referring to the menu attribute information database 33, one or more attribute information 52 corresponding to the menu is displayed in the display box 51.

  Returning to FIG. 4, subsequently, the CPU 11 determines whether or not selection information for selecting any attribute information 52 has been received from the user terminal 200 on the menu page 50 (on the display box 51) (step 44). .

  When determining that the selection information of the attribute information 52 has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 arranges each menu in a display mode different from the initial display mode according to the selected attribute, and the selection A menu page in which an attribute different from the attribute is added to each menu so as to be selectable is generated (step 45).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a menu page generated by changing the display mode when the user selects attribute information 52 “meat” from the state of FIG. 6.

  As shown in the figure, the CPU 11 arranges menus corresponding to the selected “meat” attribute in the display column “meat dishes” in the menu page. At the same time, the CPU 11 refers to the classification attribute “food” as the attribute (attribute indicating the definition of the attribute) associated with the attribute “meat”, and “fish” associated with the “food”. Menus corresponding to other attributes such as “vegetable” are collectively arranged in display fields “seafood dishes” and “vegetable dishes”.

  As shown in the figure, also on the menu page after the display mode is changed, the attribute information 52 in the display box 51 can be selected by the user tapping any menu.

  However, in the menu page after the display mode change, the CPU 11 has an attribute ("chicken") that is different from the selected attribute ("meat") (not selected) among the plurality of attributes of each menu. A menu page is generated so that “fried food” “main”) are displayed.

  Thereby, the user can be made aware of an attribute different from the attribute selected by the user while arranging the menu based on the attribute selected by the user.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the CPU 11 determines whether or not selection information for selecting any attribute information 52 has been received from the user terminal 200 on the menu page after changing the display mode (on the display box 51) (step). 46).

  When it is determined that the selection information has been received (Yes), the CPU 11 updates the menu page to a display mode corresponding to the attribute, similarly to the above (step 47).

  As a result, the menu display information based on the attribute selected by the user can be easily updated according to the selection of a new attribute, so that it can respond to various attributes in a short time compared to reselecting the attribute from the beginning. The user can grasp the menu display information.

  The CPU 11 repeats the above processing every time selection information of the attribute information 52 is received from the user terminal 200.

[Summary]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the restaurant information providing server 100 provides various menus to the user depending on, for example, the cooking method, genre, material, position in the course dish, and the like that each menu of the restaurant has. It can be grasped from various viewpoints and can make a global eating and drinking plan.

  Further, the restaurant information providing server 100 can reduce the amount of web page data in the storage unit 18 as compared with the case where various menu pages are generated and prepared for each attribute.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, food is shown as a menu, but the menu is not limited to food and may be a beverage. Further, the menu page 50 is composed only of text information, but it may be composed of image information such as a menu photo, and the image information may be selectable by the user for displaying the attribute information 52. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the attribute information 52 is displayed on the display box 51 when the user taps any menu on the menu page. However, the attribute information 52 may be displayed so as to be selectable together with the menu information (for example, at an adjacent position such as sideways or above) when the menu page is generated.

  In the above-described embodiment, a plurality of menus corresponding to the selected attribute “meat” are displayed in a list without distinction on the menu page whose display mode is changed according to the selection of the attribute information 52. However, a plurality of menus corresponding to the selected attribute on the menu page after the change are further different from the selected attribute (for example, cooking attributes such as “baked food” and “fried food”, “appetizer”, “main” It may be displayed so as to be distinguishable for each item indicating “meal order attribute” such as “meal”. Thereby, the restaurant information providing server 100 arranges the menu based on the attribute selected by the user, but distinguishes and arranges the menu for the attribute selected by the attribute different from the attribute selected by the user. It is possible to make it easier for the user to make a detailed eating and drinking plan inside.

  In the above-described embodiment, the restaurant information providing server 100 may store the history information regarding the selected attribute in the storage unit 18 in association with the user ID. And the restaurant information provision server 100 displays the display mode according to the newest attribute contained in history information, or the attribute with high selected frequency at the time of the next login of the user with respect to the restaurant information provision server 100 (portal site). A menu page may be generated as the secret display mode. Thereby, the restaurant information providing server 100 can browse the menu display information suitable for the user from the beginning when the user visits the store next time.

  In the above-described embodiment, a new menu page is generated by sorting the menus according to the selection of the attribute information 51. However, the display mode change is not limited to sorting, and for example, only the menu corresponding to the attribute information 51 may be filtered to generate a menu page. In this case, when the attribute information 51 is selected on the menu page, for example, a sort button and a filtering button are provided as a user interface, and one of the sorting and filtering processes is performed by selecting one of the buttons. The display mode of the menu page may be changed.

  In the above-mentioned embodiment, the user who is a customer of the restaurant changed the display mode of the menu by operating the user interface on the user terminal 200 and selecting the attribute. However, the user is not limited to a restaurant customer. For example, a restaurant employee may perform an attribute selection operation on the user interface of the ordering terminal for the purpose of causing the customer to review the menu from various viewpoints. Good.

  Among the inventions described in the claims of the present application, the invention described as “information processing method” is such that each step is automatically performed by at least one device such as a computer by information processing by software. Yes, it is not performed by humans using devices such as computers. That is, the “information processing method” is an information processing method using computer software, and is not a method in which a human operates a computing tool called a computer.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 18 ... Memory | storage part 19 ... Communication part 31 ... Restaurant information database 32 ... Menu information database 33 ... Menu attribute information database 52 ... Attribute information 100 ... Restaurant information provision server 200 ... User terminal

Claims (8)

A storage unit for storing menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with at least one attribute;
First menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a predetermined first mode together with a user interface capable of selecting the attribute corresponding to each menu is generated and selected by the user via the user interface An information processing apparatus comprising: a control unit that generates second menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a second mode different from the first mode according to an attribute. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The controller is configured to display information indicating an attribute different from the selected attribute among a plurality of attributes included in each menu together with each menu included in the second menu display information. An information processing device that generates menu display information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:
The control unit arranges each menu included in the second menu display information for each of a plurality of items according to the selected attribute, and in each item, each menu is different from the selected attribute. An information processing device that can be distinguished for each attribute. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The control unit generates the second menu display information in which a user interface capable of selecting an attribute that does not accept the selection among the attributes is generated, and sets the attribute selected by the user via the user interface. In response, the information processing apparatus updates the second menu display information. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The control unit stores history information relating to the selected attribute in the storage unit in association with user identification information indicating the user, and at the time of the next login of the user to the information processing apparatus, An information processing apparatus that generates, as the first aspect, menu display information according to a latest attribute included in the history information or a selected attribute with high frequency. An information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The control unit generates second menu display information in which menu information is arranged for each of a plurality of attributes associated with the classification attribute based on the classification attribute associated with the selected attribute. apparatus. Stores menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at a restaurant in association with at least one attribute,
Generating a first menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a predetermined first mode together with a user interface capable of selecting the attribute corresponding to each menu;
An information processing method for generating second menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a second mode different from the first mode in accordance with an attribute selected by a user via the user interface. In the information processing device,
Storing menu information indicating a plurality of menus provided at the restaurant in association with at least one attribute;
Generating first menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a predetermined first manner together with a user interface capable of selecting the attribute corresponding to each menu;
Generating a second menu display information in which the plurality of menus are arranged in a second mode different from the first mode in accordance with an attribute selected by the user via the user interface. program.

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