JP2021032510A - Method, system, program and apparatus for storing food - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a food management method which simplifies and enhances accuracy of the confirmation of stock and which achieves automatization by combining identification information, quantity information and attribute information of food.SOLUTION: A food management method includes steps of: putting/taking out food in/from a storage chamber for storing the food; acquiring identification information i for identifying the food; acquiring one or two or more pieces of attribute information p for representing the attribute of the food; acquiring quantity information n for representing the quantity of the food; and generating stock information M by each food stored in the storage chamber by combining the identification information i, the attribute information p and the quantity information n.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to, for example, a storage technique for storing foodstuffs using a storage.

It is known to utilize image data, bar code data, etc. to identify foodstuffs in order to store foodstuffs such as commercial refrigerators that refrigerate foodstuffs.
Regarding this food storage, the inventory management department manages the expiration date and inventory of the stored food in the food storage (refrigerator), connects to the ordering system of the vendor by the communication device, and orders the food that is out of stock online. Is known (for example, Patent Document 1).
Regarding inventory management in the refrigerating room, a camera that photographs the inside of the refrigerator extracts images of warehousing and warehousing from the images of the chilled room before and after opening and closing the door of the refrigerating room. It is known that inventory management is performed by storing the time information of the above (for example, Patent Document 2).
Further, regarding inventory management of products in a refrigerator, it is known to perform inventory management such as storing product information in the refrigerator, grasping the inventory status, and transmitting a purchase guide for insufficient products (for example, patent documents). 3).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2001-134707 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2015-169412 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2017-068812

In terms of food management, inventory confirmation in refrigerators and other storage tends to be performed for overtime work after the business is closed, increasing the human burden. In the food and beverage industry, which has a serious labor shortage, reducing the working hours of employees is an urgent issue, and it is necessary to avoid forcing the remaining work after the business is closed.
Ingredients that can be stored in a storage such as a refrigerator can be easily recognized by using a technique such as image recognition. Even if such an image recognition technology is used, there is a problem that the human load cannot be reduced because it is indispensable to grasp the name and the number of stored foods in order to check the inventory of the stored foods.
When inventory control of foodstuffs, which are constantly in a fluid state due to repeated consumption and compensation, is performed on paper media, it is generally discarded at the same time as the end. The confirmation work, which is premised on such work, increases the human load, and if this is performed as the remaining work after the business is closed, there is a problem that the employee is forced to perform harsh work.
The inventor has found that by combining attribute information in addition to identification information and quantity information of foodstuffs to be stored, the accuracy of checking the stock amount of foodstuffs to be stored can be improved and the human burden can be reduced.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to combine identification information, quantity information, and attribute information of foodstuffs based on the above-mentioned problems and the above-mentioned findings, to simplify inventory confirmation, improve accuracy, and achieve automation.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the food material storage method of the present invention, a step of taking in and out the food material from the storage for storing the food material, a step of acquiring identification information for identifying the food material, and the above-mentioned The process of acquiring one or more attribute information representing the attributes of the foodstuff, the step of acquiring the quantity information representing the quantity of the foodstuff, and the identification information, the attribute information, and the quantity information are combined in the storage. It includes a step of generating inventory information for each of the stored foodstuffs.
This food material storage method may include a step of acquiring any or two or more of the appearance information, weight information, temperature information, odor information, and deadline information of the food material as the attribute information.
This food material storage method further includes a step of acquiring position information indicating a storage position of the food material in the storage, and a step of generating the inventory information for each food material in relation to the position information. Good.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the foodstuff storage system of the present invention, a storage for storing foodstuffs, an identification information acquisition unit for acquiring identification information for identifying the foodstuffs, and attributes of the foodstuffs. The attribute information acquisition unit for acquiring one or more attribute information representing the foodstuff, the quantity information acquisition unit for acquiring the quantity information representing the quantity of the foodstuff, and the identification information, the quantity information, and the attribute information in combination. It is provided with a processing unit that generates inventory information of the foodstuffs stored in the storage.
In this foodstuff storage system, the attribute information acquisition unit may acquire any or two or more of the appearance information, weight information, temperature information, odor information, and deadline information of the foodstuff as the attribute information.
In this foodstuff storage system, a position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information indicating a storage position of the foodstuff in the storage is further provided, and the processing unit is related to the position information and the stock for each foodstuff. Information may be generated.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the program of the present invention, it is a program to be realized by a computer, and obtains a function of storing foodstuffs in a storage and identification information for identifying the foodstuffs. The function of acquiring one or more attribute information representing the attributes of the foodstuff, the function of acquiring the quantity information representing the quantity of the foodstuff, and the identification information, the attribute information, and the quantity information are combined. The computer realizes a function of generating inventory information for each of the foodstuffs stored in the storage.
In this program, the computer may realize a function of acquiring any or two or more of the appearance information, weight information, temperature information, odor information, and deadline information of the foodstuff as the attribute information.
In this program, the computer further realizes a function of acquiring position information indicating a storage position of the foodstuff in the storage and a function of generating the inventory information for each foodstuff in relation to the position information. You may let me.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the device of the present invention, a storage for storing foodstuffs, an identification information acquisition unit for acquiring identification information for identifying the foodstuffs, and attributes of the foodstuffs are represented. The storage unit is a combination of an attribute information acquisition unit that acquires one or more attribute information, a quantity information acquisition unit that acquires quantity information indicating the quantity of the foodstuff, and the identification information, the attribute information, and the quantity information. It is provided with a processing unit that generates inventory information of the foodstuffs stored in.
In this device, the attribute information acquisition unit may acquire any or two or more of the appearance information, weight information, temperature information, odor information, and deadline information of the foodstuff as the attribute information.
The device further includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a storage position of the foodstuff in the storage, and the processing unit is associated with the position information and obtains the inventory information for each foodstuff. May be generated.
In this device, the storage may include any of a food storage, a refrigerator, a freezer, and a hot storage.

According to the present invention, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Since the identification information for identifying the foodstuff, the quantity information of the foodstuff, and one or more attribute information indicating the attribute of the foodstuff are acquired, and the inventory information indicating the stock amount of the foodstuff is generated, the stock is in stock. It is possible to improve the accuracy and automation while simplifying the confirmation of the amount.
(2) You can check the inventory of ingredients and grasp the condition.
(3) It is possible to improve the distinction and classification accuracy of managed ingredients.
(4) The human burden of food storage can be reduced.

It is a flowchart which shows the food material storage process which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the food material storage system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. A is a diagram showing the acquisition of appearance information of foodstuffs, B is a diagram showing acquisition of weight information of foodstuffs, C is a diagram showing acquisition of temperature information of foodstuffs, and D is a diagram showing acquisition of odor information of foodstuffs. It is a figure which shows. It is a figure which shows an example of the storage information file. It is a flowchart which shows the food material storage process which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the food material storage system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the storage information file. It is a figure which shows the food material storage system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. A is a diagram showing information presentation of storage information of foodstuffs, and B is a diagram showing an actual image display developed from A in FIG. A is a diagram showing information presentation of storage information of foodstuffs, and B is a diagram showing an actual image display developed from A in FIG. It is a figure which shows the sequence of a storage process. It is a figure which shows the food material storage system which concerns on 4th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the food material management apparatus which concerns on 5th Embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 shows a food material storage process according to the first embodiment. The foodstuff storage process shown in FIG. 1 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to such a process.
In this food material storage process, identification of food material F (S101), acquisition of identification information i (S102), acquisition of attribute information p (S103), acquisition of quantity information n (S104), generation of inventory information M (S105), Aggregation management (S106) and presentation of inventory information M (S107) are included.
Identification of foodstuff F (S101): Specify foodstuff F to be managed such as refrigeration. This food material F includes foods such as cooked foods as well as foods to be cooked before cooking.
Acquisition of identification information i (S102): In order to identify the food material F, the identification information i of the food material F is acquired. For this identification information i, information that can identify the food material F such as a name, a symbol, and food material information may be used. The acquisition form of the identification information i includes information input by the administrator of the identification information i, reading of a barcode, acquisition of image information of the food material F, and the like.

Acquisition of attribute information p (S103): A wide variety of foodstuffs F to be managed are included. The attribute information p of the food material F may be any information that can be scientifically detected from the food material F. This attribute information p includes, for example, appearance information s, weight information g, temperature information t, odor information q, expiration date information r, and the like, and may include expiration date information r indicating the expiration date, expiration date, and the like. .. The appearance information s is information representing the appearance of the food material F. For example, the image information obtained by photographing the food material F with the camera 12 is an example of the appearance information s of the food material F. The weight information g is information representing the weight of the food material F, and can be acquired by the weight sensor 14 (FIG. 2). The temperature information t is information representing the temperature of the food material F, and can be acquired by the temperature sensor 16 (FIG. 2). The odor information q is the odor of the food material F, and can be obtained by measuring the odor particle SN generated by the food material F, for example, by using the odor sensor 18 (FIG. 2).

Then, with respect to this attribute information p, any or two or more of appearance information s, weight information g, temperature information t, odor information q, and deadline information r may be acquired according to the above-mentioned identification information i of the food material F. Specifically, as the attribute information p suitable for discriminating the food material F, any or two or more of appearance information s, weight information g, temperature information t, odor information q, and deadline information r may be acquired.
8 kinds of appearance information s1, s2, ..., s16, weight information g1, g2, ..., g16, temperature information t1, t2, ..., t16, odor information q1, q2, ... When r16 is used as attribute information, a plurality of attribute information p1, p2, ..., P31 are, for example,
p1 = s1
p2 = g1
p3 = t1
p4 = q1
p5 = r1
p6 = s2 + g2
p7 = s3 + t2
p8 = s4 + q2
p9 = s5 + r2
p10 = g3 + t3
p11 = g4 + q3
p12 = g5 + r3
p13 = t4 + q4
p14 = t5 + r4
p15 = q5 + r5
p16 = s6 + g6 + t6
p17 = g7 + t6 + q6
・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
p31 = s16 + g16 + t16 + q16 + r16
Can be represented by.

Acquisition of quantity information n (S104): Represents the quantity of foodstuff F stored in storage 4 (FIG. 2), the quantity of foodstuff F carried into storage 4, or the quantity of foodstuff F carried out from storage 4. Acquire the quantity information n. The quantity information n may be acquired, for example, from the captured image of the camera 12 of the foodstuff detection unit 6 for acquiring the attribute information p.
Generation of inventory information M (S105): The inventory information M is information representing the inventory amount of the food material F in the storage 4. The inventory information M (= M1, M2, ..., M31) is information indicating the inventory amount of the food material F remaining in the storage 4 at the time of aggregation tm, or information including the inventory amount. This inventory information M is a combination of eight kinds of identification information i1, i2, ..., I31 of the food material F, quantity information n1, n2, ..., N31 and attribute information p1, p2, ..., P31. Inventory information M (= M1, M2, ..., M31) is obtained for each food material F stored in the storage 4.

This inventory information M is
M1 = i1 + p1 + n1
M2 = i2 + p2 + n2
M3 = i3 + p3 + n3
M4 = i4 + p4 + n4
M5 = i5 + p5 + n5
M6 = i6 + p6 + n6
M7 = i7 + p7 + n7
M8 = i8 + p8 + n8
M9 = i9 + p9 + n9
M10 = i10 + p10 + n10
M11 = i11 + p11 + n11
M12 = i12 + p12 + n12
M13 = i13 + p13 + n13
M14 = i14 + p14 + n14
M15 = i15 + p15 + n15
・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・
M31 = i31 + p31 + n31
Will be.

Aggregation management (S106): Inventory information M may be continuously acquired, but for the sake of processing efficiency, for example, it may be information at the aggregation time tm. A timekeeping means may be used to manage the totaling time point tm.
Presentation of inventory information M (S107): The ingredient information, identification information i, attribute information p, and inventory information M of the ingredient F are stored and stored in the storage information file 34-1. The storage information file 34-1 may be used for presenting the inventory information M, and the storage information file 34-1 is generated as a screen display.

<Food storage system 2>
FIG. 2 shows the foodstuff storage system 2 according to the first embodiment. The configuration shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and the food storage system 2 of the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.
This food material storage system 2 is equipped with a computer, for example, and realizes the above-mentioned food material storage process (FIG. 1) by information processing. The food storage system 2 includes a storage 4, a food detection unit 6, and a management server 8.
The storage 4 is used for storing the food material F. The storage 4 includes, for example, a food storage, a refrigerator, a freezer, a hot storage, and the like. The storage 4 is provided with a plurality of shelves 9 and has a plurality of food material storage units 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-N (hereinafter referred to as "food material storage unit 10") for storing the food material F. To be referred to) is formed.
In this example, the food storage unit 10 is arranged in one column in the vertical direction of the storage 4, but in the horizontal direction, for example, a partition (partition 69: FIG. 12) is provided and a matrix arrangement of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns is performed. You may.

The food material detection unit 6 detects the attribute information p of the food material F to be stored. The foodstuff detection unit 6 is an example of an attribute information acquisition unit, and includes a camera 12, a weight sensor 14, a temperature sensor 16, and an odor sensor 18. The camera 12 is controlled by the control information generated by the processing unit 20 to take a picture of the food material F. As a result, the appearance information s of the food material F is provided to the management server 8. The management server 8 acquires the deadline information r from the appearance information s. The weight sensor 14 is composed of a weighing scale or the like, and acquires the weight information g of the food material F. The temperature sensor 16 detects the temperature of the food material F and acquires the temperature information t. The odor sensor 18 detects the odor particle SN of the food material F and acquires the odor information q.
A computer is installed in the management server 8, and a processing unit 20, a storage unit 22, an operation input unit 24, and an information presentation unit 26 are installed. The processing unit 20 executes information processing such as a food storage program based on the OS (Operating System) in the storage unit 22. The storage unit 22 includes storage elements such as a ROM (Read-Only Memory) and a RAM (Random-Access Memory), and stores an OS, a food material storage program, and a storage information file 34-1 (FIG. 4).
The operation input unit 24 is an example of an identification information acquisition unit that acquires the identification information i, and is used for inputting the identification information i by operation.
The information presentation unit 26 is used to present information on the identification information i, the quantity information n, and the attribute information p of the food material F including the food material information.

<Acquisition of attribute information p>
As shown in A (acquisition of appearance information s) of FIG. 3, if the food material F is installed in the food material detection area 28 and the food material F is photographed, the appearance information which is one of the attribute information p of the food material F through the camera 12 s can be obtained. The deadline information r can be obtained from the label image 67 (B in FIG. 9) included in the appearance information s.
As shown in B (acquisition of weight information g) of FIG. 3, if the food material F is installed in the food material detection area 28, the weight information g, which is one of the attribute information p of the food material F, can be acquired through the weight sensor 14. it can.
As shown in C (acquisition of temperature information t) of FIG. 3, if the foodstuff F is installed in the foodstuff detection area 28 and, for example, the stylus 32 of the electronic thermometer 30 is installed in the foodstuff F as the temperature sensor 16, the electron is electronic. The temperature information t, which is one of the attribute information p of the food material F, can be acquired through the thermometer 30.

As shown in D (acquisition of odor information q) of FIG. 3, if the food material F is installed in the food material detection area 28, the odor particle SN is detected by the odor sensor 18, and converted into an electronic signal, the attribute information of the food material F is obtained. The odor information q, which is one of p, can be acquired.
Any sensor such as a semiconductor type or a crystal oscillator type may be used for the odor sensor 18. The semiconductor type utilizes the change in the resistance value of the semiconductor due to the adsorption of odor molecules on the surface of the semiconductor, and includes the oxide semiconductor type and the organic semiconductor type. The crystal oscillator type is provided with an odor-sensitive film that adsorbs odor particles SN on the surface of the crystal oscillator, and odor molecules are adsorbed to increase the mass of the odor-sensitive film and decrease the resonance frequency of the crystal oscillator. Take advantage of that. This decrease in resonance frequency is quantified and converted into an electric signal. This electric signal represents the odor information q. Further, if an FET biosensor is used for the odor sensor 18, the odor can be detected by the potential difference due to the adsorption of the odor particles SN on the gate electrode. If a film-type surface stress sensor is used for the odor sensor 18, the odor particle SN can be detected.

<Storage information file 34-1>
FIG. 4 shows an example of the storage information file 34-1. For example, inventory information M for each food material F is stored in this storage information file 34-1. In this storage information file 34-1, a food material information unit 36, an identification information unit 38, a quantity information unit 40, an attribute information unit 42, and an inventory information unit 44 are set.
For example, food material information F1, F2, ..., F31 is stored in the food material information unit 36 as food material information representing the food material F to be cooled. This food ingredient information may include manually input information by the administrator, shooting information by the camera 12, and the like.
The identification information unit 38 stores the identification information i for identifying the food material F. In this example, the identification information i1, i2, ..., I31 are stored.

The quantity information unit 40 stores quantity information n indicating the quantity of the food material F associated with the food material information F1, F2, ..., F31.
The attribute information unit 42 stores the attribute information p representing the attribute detected from the food material F. As an example, the attribute information unit 42 is set with an appearance information unit 42-1, a weight information unit 42-2, a temperature information unit 42-3, an odor information unit 42-4, and a deadline information r. Appearance information s1, s2, ..., S16 are stored in the appearance information unit 42-1. Weight information g1, s2g, ..., G16 are stored in the weight information unit 42-2. Temperature information t1, t2, ..., T16 is stored in the temperature information unit 42-3. The odor information unit 42-4 stores odor information q1, q2, ..., Q16. The deadline information unit 42-5 stores the deadline information r1, r2, ..., R16.
The inventory information unit 44 stores inventory information M1, M2, ..., M31 representing the inventory amount for each food material F.

<Information processing of management server 8>
For information processing of the management server 8,
a) Acquisition of identification information i of foodstuff F b) Acquisition of attribute information p of foodstuff F c) As attribute information p, appearance information s, weight information g, temperature information t, smell information q, deadline information r of foodstuff F Acquisition of one or more d) Acquisition of quantity information n of foodstuff F e) Combining identification information i, attribute information p and quantity information n, generation of inventory information M for each foodstuff F f) Inventory information for each foodstuff F Processing such as generation of presentation information including M is included.
It is not necessary to acquire all of the appearance information s, the weight information g, the temperature information t, the odor information q, the quantity information n, and the deadline information r for each food material F. That is, any or two or more of the attribute information p necessary or sufficient for specifying the food material F according to the identification information i or the attribute information p may be selected.

<Effect of the first embodiment>
According to this first embodiment, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) Since the inventory information M is generated by combining the identification information i, the attribute information p, and the quantity information n of the food material F, the inventory state of the food material F can be easily and accurately grasped by the inventory information M.
(2) It is possible to reduce the distinction of food material F and reduce the burden on the operator.
(3) The processing accuracy of the inventory information M for specifying the food material F can be improved.
(4) It can be used for automatic detection of the inventory amount of foodstuff F to be managed.
(5) It can be used for inventory confirmation work and automation of ordering.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 5 shows a food material storage process according to the second embodiment. The foodstuff storage process shown in FIG. 5 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to such a process.
In this food material storage process, the food material F is specified (S201), the identification information i is acquired (S202), the attribute information p is acquired (S203), the quantity information n is acquired (S204), and the position information d is acquired (S205). The generation of the inventory information M (S206), the aggregation management (S207), and the presentation of the inventory information M (S208) are included.

In the food storage process, identification of food F (S201) = identification of food F (S101), acquisition of identification information i (S202) = acquisition of identification information i (S102), acquisition of attribute information p (S203) = attribute information Since acquisition of p (S103) and acquisition of quantity information n (S204) = acquisition of quantity information n (S104), the description thereof will be omitted.

Acquisition of position information d (S205): Acquire the position information d indicating the storage position of the food material F stored in the storage 4. A position sensor 46 (FIG. 6) is used to acquire the position information d.
Generation of inventory information M (S206): Position information d is added to the inventory amount represented by the inventory information M (= M1, M2, ..., M31). That is, the storage position of the food material F representing the inventory amount is specified. Since the other parts are the same as those of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.
Aggregation management (S207): Position information d is taken into consideration in the aggregation process. Others are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.
Presentation of inventory information M (S208): Ingredient information, identification information i, attribute information p, position information d, and inventory information M of the food material F are stored and stored in the storage information file 34-2 (FIG. 7). The storage information file 34-2 (FIG. 7) may be used for presenting the inventory information M, and the storage information file 34-2 is generated as a screen display.

FIG. 6 shows the foodstuff storage system 2 according to the second embodiment. The configuration shown in FIG. 6 is an example, and the food storage system 2 of the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. In the configuration shown in FIG. 6, the same parts as those in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
The food material storage system 2 is equipped with a computer, for example, to realize the above-mentioned food material storage process (FIG. 5) by information processing. Therefore, the foodstuff storage system 2 is provided with a position sensor 46 that detects the storage position of the foodstuff F stored in each foodstuff storage unit 10 (= 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-N). Be done.
In this embodiment, as the position sensor 46, cameras 48-1, 48-2, 48-3, ..., 48-N that individually photograph the inside of each food storage unit 10 are used. That is, the cameras 48-1, 48-2, 48-3, ..., 48-N photograph the inside of each food material storage unit 10, and the processing unit 20 indicates the storage position of the food material F from the photographed image d. To get.

<Storage information file 34-2>
FIG. 7 shows an example of the storage information file 34-2. In this storage information file 34-2, for example, storage information including inventory information M for each food material F is stored. In this storage information file 34-2, the same parts as those of the storage information file 34-1 (FIG. 4) are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
In this storage information file 34-2, the position information unit 50 is added to the storage information file 34-1 (FIG. 4). The position information unit 50 stores position information d1, d2, ..., D31 indicating the storage position of the food material F in the storage 4.

<Information processing of management server 8>
For information processing of the management server 8,
g) Acquisition of image information by photographing each food material storage unit 10 of the storage 4 h) Acquisition of position information d indicating the storage position of the food material F in the storage 4 i) Processing such as generation of presentation information including the position information d Is included.

<Effect of the second embodiment>
According to this second embodiment, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The position sensor 46 can acquire the position information d indicating the storage position of the food material F.
(2) Since the inventory information M of the food material F is generated by adding the position information d, the inventory status of the food material F and the position information d can be easily and accurately grasped by the inventory information M.

[Third Embodiment]
FIG. 8 shows the foodstuff storage system 2 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 8, the same parts as those in FIGS. 2 and 6 are designated by the same reference numerals. The configuration shown in FIG. 8 is an example, and the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.
This foodstuff storage system 2 can realize the above-mentioned foodstuff storage method or program by information processing by a computer.

The processing unit 20 includes a processor 52 and an input / output unit (I / O) 54. The processor 52 is a central functional unit of the processing unit 20, and executes the above-mentioned information processing by various programs such as a food storage program.
The I / O 54 is used for capturing shooting information of the camera 12, detection information of the weight sensor 14, temperature sensor 16, odor sensor 18, and the like. That is, the processing unit 20 is subjected to the appearance information s of the food material F from the camera 12 through the I / O 54, the deadline information r from the appearance information s, the weight information g of the food material F from the weight sensor 14, and the temperature information of the food material F from the temperature sensor 16. t, The odor information q of the food material F can be obtained from the odor sensor 18.
The timer 56 is used for acquiring time information such as timekeeping at the time of totaling the inventory amount tm.
The operation input unit 24 is used for inputting the identification information i of the food material F, inputting the quantity information n such as the amount of the food material, and the like. The operation input unit 24 includes a keyboard used for information input, a barcode reading unit, a mouse, an information terminal connected to the I / O 54, and a touch panel. The touch panel may be installed on the display screen 60 of the information presentation unit 26.
The information presentation unit 26 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and is used for presenting information such as the above-mentioned stored information.
The communication unit 58 is used for communication with the management server 8 that controls the food storage system 2, the administrator terminal, and the like.

<Information presentation by information presentation unit 26>
FIG. 9A shows a storage information table display 62 developed on the display screen 60 of the information presentation unit 26 as an example of the food management information presentation screen. The storage information table display 62 is the same as the storage information file 34-2 described above.
FIG. 9B shows the display of the actual image of the food material F. For example, by clicking the position information d5 of the position information unit 64 of the storage information table display 62, the foodstuff image display unit 66 corresponding to the position information d5 of the food material information F5 is expanded on the storage information table display 62, and the position information d5 It is possible to present an actual image of the foodstuff F corresponding to.
Thereby, the food material information F5 can easily recognize what kind of appearance form of the food material F.
In this example, the label image 67 is displayed together with the food material F. From this label image 67, the expiration date information r such as the expiration date and the expiration date of the food material F can be obtained.

FIG. 10A shows a storage information table display 62 expanded on the display screen 60 of the other information presentation unit 26. The storage information table display 62 is the same as the storage information file 34-2 described above.
FIG. 10B shows the display of the actual image of the other foodstuff F. For example, by clicking the position information d31 of the position information unit 64 of the storage information table display 62, the food material image display unit 66 corresponding to the position information d31 of the food material information F31 is expanded on the storage information table display 62, and the position information d31 is expanded. It is possible to present an actual image of the foodstuff F corresponding to.
Thereby, the food material information F31 can easily recognize what kind of appearance form of the food material F.

<Storage processing of foodstuff F>
FIG. 11 shows a sequence of storage processes by the food storage system 2 (FIG. 8).
In this storage process, the food material F is specified by using the operation input unit 24 (S301). By specifying the food material F, the processing unit 20 acquires the food material information representing the food material F (S302) and acquires the identification information i of the food material F (S303). As a result, it is determined what kind of attribute information p can be assumed for the specified food material F, and as one or more attribute information p, for example, the appearance information s, the weight information g, and the temperature information t of the food material F. There is odor information q and deadline information r. The optimum attribute information p for the food material F is selected from these attribute information p (S304), the attribute information p is specified (S305), and the food material detection unit 6 is instructed to detect the food material (S306).
The foodstuff detection unit 6 receives an instruction from the processing unit 20 and detects the foodstuff (S307). That is, any or two or more of the optimum appearance information s, weight information g, temperature information t, odor information q, and deadline information r are acquired as the attribute information p selected by the food material F.

The processing unit 20 acquires the attribute information p based on the food material detection from the food material detection unit 6 (S308). The processing unit 20 acquires image information from the camera 12 or the position sensor 46, and acquires the quantity information n indicating the stored quantity of the food material F (S309). The processing unit 20 acquires, for example, image information from the position sensor 46 of the food material detection unit 6, and acquires the position information d indicating the storage position of the food material F (S310).
The processing unit 20 stores the previously acquired identification information i, attribute information p, quantity information n, and position information d in the storage information file 34-2 (S311). The processing unit 20 instructs the information presentation unit 26 to present information about the stored information file 34-2 (S312).
The information presenting unit 26 receives an instruction from the processing unit 20 and presents the stored information file 34-2 (S313). Then, the processing unit 20 continues the storage management of the food material F (S314).

<Effect of the third embodiment>
According to this third embodiment, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The same effect as that of the first and second embodiments can be obtained.
(2) Storage of foodstuff F using identification information i for identifying foodstuff F, one or more attribute information p representing the attributes of foodstuff F, identification information i, attribute information p, quantity information n, and position information d. I do.
(3) The identification information i can be acquired as digital information, and the food material F can be specified by combining a plurality of information such as the identification information i and the attribute information p, and the management of its inventory and transportation can be automated.
(4) The attribute information p obtained from the food material F can be used not only for distinguishing and classifying the food material F, but also for managing its freshness and expiration date.

[Fourth Embodiment]
FIG. 12 shows the foodstuff storage system 2 according to the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 12, the same parts as those in FIGS. 2 and 6 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.
In the foodstuff storage system 2 according to the first embodiment, a single foodstuff detection unit 6 is provided, and in the foodstuff storage system 2 according to the second embodiment, each foodstuff storage unit 10 of the storage 4 is used as a position sensor 46. A camera 48 is provided to detect the food material F.
In this fourth embodiment, a plurality of shelves 9 and a partition 69 are used in the storage 4, and a plurality of rows and a plurality of rows of food storage units 10 (= 10-11, 10-12, ..., 10-1N) are used. 10,-21, 10-22, ..., 10-2N, 10-31, 10-32, ..., 10-3N, 10-N1, 10-N2, ..., 10-NN) It is formed.
For each food storage unit 10, individual food detection units 6-11, 6-12, ..., 6-1N, 6-21, 6-22, ..., 6-2N, 6-31, 6 -32, ..., 6-3N, 6-N1, 6-N2, ..., 6-NN are installed. That is, in the foodstuff storage system 2 according to the fourth embodiment, a plurality of foodstuff detection units 6 are provided to detect the foodstuff F for each foodstuff storage unit 10, and the camera 48 required in the second embodiment is used. The structure is such that the camera 12 in the food material detection unit 6 is also used.

<Effect of the fourth embodiment>
According to this fourth embodiment, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The same effect as that of the first and second embodiments can be obtained, and the food material F in each food material storage unit 10 can be detected and the storage state can be monitored.
(2) The position sensor 46 required in the second embodiment can be omitted.

[Fifth Embodiment]
FIG. 13 shows an example of the storage device 68 according to the fifth embodiment. In FIG. 13, the same parts as those in FIGS. 6 and 8 are designated by the same reference numerals.
The storage device 68 is equipped with the above-mentioned food material storage system 2 and constitutes a system widely used for storing the food material F. The storage device 68 includes a storage 4 and a management unit 70. The management unit 70 includes a portable management housing unit 72. The foodstuff detection unit 6 and the management server 8 described above are installed in the management housing unit 72. As described above, the food material detection unit 6 includes a camera 12, a temperature sensor 16, an odor sensor 18, and the like, and also includes a food material detection table unit 74 in which the food material detection area 28 is formed. The foodstuff detection unit 6 includes a position sensor 46. A weight sensor 14 for detecting the weight of the food material F is installed in the food material detection area 28. The food material F is carried into the food material detection area 28 together with the tray 11 by the belt conveyor 76 as a transport means, and after detecting the food material, it is stored in the storage 4.
The operation input unit 24, the display screen 60 of the information presentation unit 26, and the like are installed on the front panel unit 78 of the management server 8.

The storage 4 is provided with a plurality of food storage units 10 (10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5). A door 82 for opening and closing the food storage unit 10 is installed on the front surface of the housing portion 80 of the storage 4 so as to be openable and closable. A plurality of cameras 48 (48-11, 48-12, ..., 48-15, 48-21) are provided on the door 82 as position sensors 46 for detecting the storage position of the food material F of each food material storage unit 10. , 48-22, ..., 48-25) are installed.

<Effect of the fifth embodiment>
According to this fifth embodiment, any of the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to this storage device 68, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be obtained by the foodstuff management system and the program described above.
(2) This storage device 68 can be used for storage such as refrigeration, freezing, and heat retention of food material F, as well as management such as transportation of food material F.

[Other Embodiments]
Regarding the acquisition of the attribute information p of the food material F, the surface temperature information may be acquired by an infrared camera as one of the attribute information p.
As described above, the most preferable embodiment of the present invention has been described. The present invention is not limited to the above description. It goes without saying that various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art based on the gist of the invention described in the claims or disclosed in the form for carrying out the invention. Needless to say, such modifications and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the identification information i for identifying the food material F, one or more attribute information p representing the attributes of the food material F, the quantity information n, and the position information d are acquired, and the stored information is stored by combining these information. It is possible to generate and identify the food material F by using this storage information, simplify the storage management of the food material F, and improve the management accuracy.

2 Food storage system 4 Storage 6, 6-11, 6-12, ..., 6-1N, ..., 6-N1, 6-N2, ..., 6-NN Food detection unit 8 Management server 9 shelves 10, 10-1, 10-2, ..., 10-N, 10-11, 10-12, ..., 10-1N, ..., 10-N1, 10-N2, ...・ 10-NN Food Storage 11 Tray 12 Camera 14 Weight Sensor 16 Temperature Sensor 18 Smell Sensor 20 Processing 22 Storage 24 Operation Input 26 Information Presentation 28 Food Detection Area 30 Electronic Thermometer 32 Processor 34-1, 34-2 Storage Information File 36 Food Information Department 38 Identification Information Department 40 Quantity Information Department 42 Attribute Information Department 42-1 Appearance Information Department 42-2 Weight Information Department 42-3 Temperature Information Department 42-4 Smell Information Department 42-5 Deadline Information unit 44 Inventory information unit 46 Position sensor 48-1, 48-2, ..., 48-N camera 50 Position information unit 52 Processor 54 Input / output unit (I / O)
56 Timer 58 Communication unit 60 Display screen 62 Storage information table display 64 Position information unit 66 Food image display unit 67 Label image 68 Storage equipment 69 Partition 70 Management unit 72 Management housing unit 74 Food material detection table unit 76 Belt conveyor 78 Front panel unit 80 Housing 82 Door

Claims (13)

The process of putting food in and out of the storage that stores food, and
The process of acquiring identification information for identifying the foodstuff, and
The process of acquiring one or more attribute information representing the attributes of the foodstuff, and
The process of acquiring quantity information indicating the quantity of the foodstuff and
A step of combining the identification information, the attribute information, and the quantity information to generate inventory information for each of the foodstuffs stored in the storage.
A food storage method characterized by containing. The foodstuff storage method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of acquiring any or two or more of the appearance information, weight information, temperature information, odor information, and deadline information of the foodstuff as the attribute information. Further, a step of acquiring position information indicating the storage position of the foodstuff in the storage, and
A process of generating the inventory information for each of the ingredients in relation to the location information,
The foodstuff storage method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the foodstuff storage method comprises. A storage for storing ingredients and
An identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information for identifying the foodstuff,
An attribute information acquisition unit that acquires one or more attribute information representing the attributes of the foodstuff,
A quantity information acquisition unit that acquires quantity information indicating the quantity of the foodstuff,
A processing unit that combines the identification information, the quantity information, and the attribute information to generate inventory information of the foodstuff stored in the storage.
A food storage system characterized by being equipped with. The foodstuff storage according to claim 4, wherein the attribute information acquisition unit acquires any or two or more of the appearance information, weight information, temperature information, odor information, and deadline information of the foodstuff as the attribute information. system. Further, a position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information indicating a storage position of the foodstuff in the storage is provided, and the processing unit generates the inventory information for each foodstuff in relation to the position information. The foodstuff storage system according to claim 4 or 5. It is a program to be realized by a computer
The function of storing ingredients in the storage and
A function to acquire identification information for identifying the foodstuff and
A function to acquire one or more attribute information representing the attributes of the ingredients, and
A function to acquire quantity information indicating the quantity of the ingredients and
A function of combining the identification information, the attribute information, and the quantity information to generate inventory information for each of the foodstuffs stored in the storage.
A program for realizing the above with the computer. The program according to claim 7, wherein a function of acquiring any or two or more of appearance information, weight information, temperature information, odor information, and deadline information of the foodstuff as the attribute information is realized by the computer. Further, a function of acquiring position information indicating the storage position of the foodstuff in the storage, and
A function to generate the inventory information for each foodstuff in relation to the location information, and
7. The program according to claim 7 or 8. A storage for storing ingredients and
An identification information acquisition unit that acquires identification information for identifying the foodstuff,
An attribute information acquisition unit that acquires one or more attribute information representing the attributes of the foodstuff,
A quantity information acquisition unit that acquires quantity information indicating the quantity of the foodstuff,
A processing unit that combines the identification information, the attribute information, and the quantity information to generate inventory information of the foodstuff stored in the storage.
A device characterized by being equipped with. The device according to claim 10, wherein the attribute information acquisition unit acquires any or two or more of the appearance information, weight information, temperature information, odor information, and deadline information of the foodstuff as the attribute information. Further, a position information acquisition unit for acquiring position information indicating a storage position of the foodstuff in the storage is provided, and the processing unit generates the inventory information for each foodstuff in relation to the position information. The device according to claim 10 or 11. The device according to any one of claims 10 to 12, wherein the storage includes any of a food storage, a refrigerator, a freezer, and a hot storage.

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