JP2021056839A - Electronic commerce device, electronic commerce method and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an electronic commerce device using objective quality information of crops obtained from a producer side to enable electric commerce in which added values of the crops are properly reflected.SOLUTION: An electronic commerce device includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of pieces of sales information including product-type information indicating types of crops to be produced, quality information relating to quality of the crops, yield information indicating yields of the crops, and desired sales price information of the crops: a second acquisition unit that acquires purchase request information including item information indicating items of the crops to be purchased, feature information relating to features of the crops, necessary amount information indicating necessary amounts of the crops, and desired purchase price information of the crops; an identification unit that identifies one or a plurality of pieces of the sales information adapted to the purchase request information acquired by the second acquisition unit among the plurality of pieces of information acquired by the first acquisition unit; and a providing unit that provides one or a plurality of pieces of the sales information identified by the identification unit for a transmission source of the purchase request information so as to be browsed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to electronic commerce equipment, electronic commerce methods and computer programs.

There is an agricultural machine in which an attachment for agricultural work can be replaced (for example, Patent Document 1). By replacing the attachment of the agricultural machine, it is possible to support multiple types of agricultural work.

It has been studied to improve agricultural productivity by providing a management device for managing a plurality of agricultural products cultivated in a field and using a robot and IT (for example, Patent Document 2). The management device includes, for example, a position information acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating the position of each of the plurality of agricultural products in the field, a quality information acquisition unit that acquires quality information related to the quality of each of the plurality of agricultural products, and a position information acquisition unit. It includes a management data generation unit that generates management data in which the acquired position information and the quality information acquired by the quality information acquisition unit are associated with each other. The quality information is information on the quality of agricultural products detected by, for example, a sensor unit attached to an agricultural machine.

On the other hand, a cultivation contract matching system for optimally matching crop producers and orderers using the Internet is disclosed (for example, Patent Document 3).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-68130 JP-A-2018-173917 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-225249

The purpose of this disclosure is to provide an electronic commerce device, an electronic commerce method, and a computer program that enable commerce that appropriately reflects the added value of agricultural products by utilizing objective quality information of agricultural products obtained from the producer side. To do.

The electronic commerce apparatus according to this aspect includes variety information indicating the varieties of the produced agricultural products, quality information related to the quality of the agricultural products, harvest amount information indicating the yield amount of the agricultural products, and desired selling price information of the agricultural products. The first acquisition unit that acquires a plurality of sales information, item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, required amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product. Of the second acquisition unit that acquires the purchase offer information including the above and the plurality of sales information acquired by the first acquisition unit, one or one that matches the purchase offer information acquired by the second acquisition unit. It includes a specific unit that specifies a plurality of the sales information, and a providing unit that provides one or a plurality of the sales information specified by the specific unit so as to be viewable to a transmission source of the purchase offer information.

The electronic commerce method according to this aspect includes variety information indicating the varieties of the produced agricultural products, quality information related to the quality of the agricultural products, harvest amount information indicating the yield amount of the agricultural products, and desired selling price information of the agricultural products. Purchase offer including item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased by acquiring a plurality of sales information, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, required amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product. The information is acquired, and among the acquired plurality of sales information, one or a plurality of the sales information matching the acquired purchase offer information is specified, and the specified one or a plurality of the sales information is referred to as the purchase offer. Provide it to the sender of the information so that it can be viewed.

The computer program according to this aspect provides a computer with variety information indicating the variety of the crop to be produced, quality information relating to the quality of the crop, yield information indicating the yield of the crop, and desired selling price information of the crop. Includes item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased by acquiring a plurality of sales information including, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, necessary amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product. The purchase offer information is acquired, and among the acquired plurality of sales information, one or a plurality of the sales information matching the acquired purchase offer information is specified, and the specified one or a plurality of the sales information is referred to as described above. Make the sender of the purchase offer information execute the process of providing the purchase offer information so that it can be viewed.

The computer program according to this aspect provides a computer with item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, required amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product. Received, sent the received item information, feature information, required amount information and desired purchase price information, and received and received the sent item information, feature information, required amount information and sales information of agricultural products matching the desired purchase price information. Execute the process of displaying the sales information.

According to the above, it is possible to carry out commercial transactions in which the added value of agricultural products is appropriately reflected by using objective quality information of agricultural products obtained from the producer side.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the electronic commerce system which concerns on Embodiment 1. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the communication terminal on the producer side which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the configuration example of the consumer side communication terminal which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the electronic commerce apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the record layout of a producer DB and a consumer DB. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the record layout of the sensor information DB. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the record layout of the sales information DB. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the record layout of the purchase offer information DB. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the record layout of a commercial transaction DB. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the electronic commerce method which concerns on Embodiment 1. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the relationship between sales information and purchase offer information. It is a schematic diagram which shows the sales information displayed in the list format. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of the electronic commerce apparatus. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the method of macro supply-demand matching which concerns on Embodiment 5.

Specific examples of the electronic commerce apparatus, the electronic commerce method, and the computer program according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to these examples, and is indicated by the scope of claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments thereof.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic commerce system according to the first embodiment. The electronic commerce system according to the present embodiment includes an electronic commerce device 1, an agricultural machine 2, a producer-side communication terminal 3, and a consumer-side communication terminal 4. The agricultural machine 2, the producer-side communication terminal 3, and the consumer-side communication terminal 4 are connected to the electronic commerce device 1 via the communication network N.
The agricultural machine 2 and the producer-side communication terminal 3 are devices used by the producer A who produces the agricultural product 6 in the field 5. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that there are a plurality of producers A, and each of the plurality of producers A owns the agricultural machine 2 and the producer-side communication terminal 3.
The consumer-side communication terminal 4 is a device used by the consumer B who purchases or consumes the agricultural product 6. In the first embodiment, it is assumed that there are a plurality of consumers B, and each of the plurality of consumers B owns the consumer side communication terminal 4.

The agricultural machine 2 is a machine that supports agricultural work while moving in the field 5, such as a cultivator, a harvester for crops 6, and a carrier. Further, the agricultural machine 2 may be a fruit sorting machine or other agricultural robot. The agricultural machine 2 includes a sensor 20 for detecting the quality of each of the plurality of crops 6 cultivated in the field 5, an agricultural machine control unit 21, and a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) for detecting the position of the crop 6 in the field 5. ) 22, a clock unit 23, and a wireless communication unit 24.
The sensor 20 measures a physical quantity related to the growing state of the crop 6. For example, the sensor 20 detects the sugar content of the crop 6. The sensor 20 includes a camera that captures the crop 6. Using the sensor 20, the agricultural machine 2 can measure the physical quantity of each of the plurality of crops 6 cultivated in the field 5 while moving in the field 5. Further, the agricultural machine 2 captures the crop 6 before harvesting with a camera, and displays the color, shape, size, presence / absence of scratches, water content, etc. of the crop 6 in terms of freshness, sugar content, acidity, etc. It is possible to obtain information on the taste to be produced. In particular, information such as freshness, sugar content, and acidity can be obtained by photographing the crop 6 with a camera capable of acquiring a specific wavelength spectrum.
Further, the sensor 20 may measure a physical quantity related to the state of the soil in which the crop 6 is cultivated. For example, the sensor 20 measures underground acidity, temperature, water content, electrical conductivity, and the like. The agricultural machine 2 can measure the physical quantity related to the soil condition at a plurality of points in the field 5 while moving in the field 5.
Further, the sensor 20 may measure a physical quantity related to the state of farm work. For example, the amount of pesticide sprayed is measured. Specifically, the sensor 20 measures the amount of pesticide sprayed by measuring the flow rate of the pesticide to be sprayed, the spraying operation time, and the like. The agricultural machine 2 can measure the amount of pesticide sprayed at a plurality of points in the field 5 while moving in the field 5 by using the sensor 20.

The agricultural machine 2 may include a quality determination AI 25 for determining the quality of the crop 6. The quality determination AI 25 has, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The quality determination AId 25 includes a trained neural network for determining the quality of the crop 6. The agricultural machine 2 causes the quality determination AI 25 to input the measured value and the image data obtained by the sensor 20 and calculates the information related to the quality of the agricultural product 6.
The trained neural network includes an input layer into which image data and the like are input, an intermediate layer (hidden layer), and an output layer. The intermediate layer includes, for example, one or more convolutional layers and pooling layers. The output layer outputs information representing the quality of the shape of the crop 6, the presence or absence of scratches, and the like with a probability by, for example, a softmax function.
When the image data of the agricultural product 6 is input to the input layer of the deep neural network before learning, the trained neural network outputs data (teacher data) according to the quality of the shape of the agricultural product 6, the presence or absence of scratches, and the like. As described above, it can be created by machine learning a neural network.
Although the example in which the agricultural machine 2 is provided with the quality determination AI 25 has been described here, the electronic commerce device 1 may be provided with the AI for determining the quality of the agricultural product 6.

The agricultural machine 2 configured in this way measures the physical quantity related to the quality of each of the plurality of agricultural products 6 cultivated in the field 5, and obtains the measured values, image data, measurement position, measurement time, etc. obtained by the measurement. The sensor information including the sensor information is wirelessly transmitted to the electronic commerce device 1 together with the agricultural machine ID. The agricultural machine 2 may include the determination result of the quality determination AI 25 in the sensor information and wirelessly transmit it to the electronic commerce device 1. The measurement position is measured by the GNSS 22, and the measurement time is specified by the clock unit 23. The agricultural machine ID is information for identifying a plurality of agricultural machines 2. The measured values, image data, position information, and time information included in the sensor information are information that objectively indicates the quality of the agricultural product 6.

When the agricultural machine 2 is out of the wireless communication range during agricultural work, the agricultural machine 2 accumulates sensor information and transmits the sensor information each time when wireless communication with the electronic commerce device 1 is established. For example, the producer A who has finished the agricultural work stores the agricultural machine 2 in the barn. When the wireless communication connection with the access point provided near the barn is established, the agricultural machine 2 transmits the sensor information to the electronic commerce device 1.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the producer-side communication terminal 3 according to the first embodiment.
The producer-side communication terminal 3 is a portable wireless communication device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).
The producer-side communication terminal 3 includes a control unit 31, a main storage unit 32, a communication unit 33, a display unit 34, an input unit 35, and an auxiliary storage unit 36, which control the operation of each component of the producer-side communication terminal 3. It includes a microphone 37 and a speaker 38. The control unit 31 has one or more CPUs, MPUs, and other arithmetic processing devices, and performs various information processing, control processing, and the like by reading and executing the computer program P3 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 36. .. The main storage unit 32 is a temporary storage area such as a SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) and a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and temporarily stores data necessary for the control unit 31 to execute arithmetic processing. The communication unit 33 includes an antenna for communication, a processing circuit, a communication circuit, and the like, and transmits / receives information to / from the electronic commerce device 1. The display unit 34 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, and displays an image given by the control unit 31. The input unit 35 is an operation interface for a touch panel, mechanical keys, etc., and inputs the operation content to the control unit 31. The auxiliary storage unit 36 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, and stores the computer program P3 and other data necessary for the control unit 31 to execute the process. The microphone 37 converts sound waves into voice data, and gives the converted voice data to the control unit 31. The speaker 38 converts the voice data given by the control unit 31 into sound waves and outputs the sound waves.

The producer-side communication terminal 3 receives information about the agricultural product 6 to be sold from the producer A. For example, the producer A inputs the items and varieties of the agricultural products 6 to be produced, the yield amount of the agricultural products 6, the harvest time, the desired selling price of the agricultural products 6, and the like to the communication terminal 3 on the producer side.
The item is a name indicating the types of agricultural products 6, such as eggplant, cucumber, tomato, and potato.
The varieties are names classified according to the characteristics of the specific traits of the crop 6. For example, the varieties of the item "eggplant" include "Chikuyo", "Senryo", and "Kuroyo". The varieties of the item "potato" include "baron" and "make-in".
The producer-side communication terminal 3 has item information indicating the items of the crop 6 to be produced, variety information indicating the variety, harvest amount information indicating the yield of the crop 6, and harvest time information indicating the harvest time of the crop 6. Then, the manually input sales information including the desired selling price information of the agricultural product 6 and the like is transmitted to the electronic commerce device 1 together with the producer ID. The producer ID is information for identifying a plurality of producers A.
Since the item can be specified by the product type, the producer A may omit the input of the item and input the product type.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the consumer-side communication terminal 4 according to the first embodiment.
The consumer-side communication terminal 4 is, for example, a portable wireless communication device such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet terminal, or a PDA. The consumer-side communication terminal 4 includes a control unit 41, a main storage unit 42, a communication unit 43, a display unit 44, an input unit 45, and an auxiliary storage unit 46, which control the operation of each component of the consumer-side communication terminal 4. It includes a microphone 47 and a speaker 48. The auxiliary storage unit 46 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory, and stores the computer program P4 and other data necessary for the control unit 41 to execute the process. Since the hardware configuration of the consumer-side communication terminal 4 is the same as that of the producer-side communication terminal 3, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The consumer-side communication terminal 4 receives information about the crop 6 desired to be purchased from the consumer B. For example, the consumer B inputs the item of the crop 6 desired to be purchased, the characteristics of the crop 6, the required amount, the desired purchase time, the desired purchase price, and the like. The characteristics of the crop 6 input by the consumer B are, for example, information on the use of the crop 6 and the color, shape, and taste of the crop 6. As will be described later, the characteristics of the crop 6 input by the consumer B are related to the variety and quality of the crop 6 input by the producer A.
The consumer-side communication terminal 4 has item information indicating the items of the agricultural product 6, characteristic information related to the characteristics of the agricultural product 6, required amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product 6, and a purchase request indicating the desired purchase time of the agricultural product 6. The purchase offer information including the desired purchase price information of the agricultural product 6 at the time is transmitted to the electronic commerce device 1 together with the consumer ID. The consumer ID is information for identifying a plurality of consumers B.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the electronic commerce device 1 according to the first embodiment. The electronic commerce device 1 is a computer including a control unit 11, a main storage unit 12, a communication unit 13, and an auxiliary storage unit 14. The control unit 11 has one or a plurality of arithmetic processing units (Central Processing Units) or the like, and reads and executes the computer program P1 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 14, thereby performing various information processing and control processing. And so on. The main storage unit 12 is a temporary storage area such as a SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) and a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), and temporarily stores data necessary for the control unit 11 to execute arithmetic processing. The communication unit 13 includes a processing circuit, a communication circuit, and the like for performing processing related to communication, and transmits and receives information between the agricultural machine 2, the producer side communication terminal 3, and the consumer side communication terminal 4.
The electronic commerce device 1 may be a multi-computer composed of a plurality of computers, or may be a virtual machine virtually constructed by software.

The auxiliary storage unit 14 is a non-volatile recording medium such as a hard disk, manages information on producer A and consumer B of crop 6, and sensor information on the quality of crop 6, and performs processing related to electronic commerce of crop 6. It stores the computer program P1 and other data required for execution. The computer program P1 according to the first embodiment may be recorded on a recording medium so that it can be read by a computer. The auxiliary storage unit 14 stores the computer program P1 read from the recording medium by a reading device (not shown). The recording medium is a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory. The recording medium may be an optical disk such as a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM, or a BD (Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc). Further, the recording medium may be a flexible disk, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, a magnetic optical disk, or the like. Furthermore, the computer program P1 according to the first embodiment may be downloaded from an external server (not shown) connected to a communication network (not shown) and stored in the auxiliary storage unit 14.

Further, the auxiliary storage unit 14 stores the producer DB 14a, the consumer DB 14b, the sensor information DB 14c, the sales information DB 14d, the purchase offer information DB 14e, the commercial transaction DB 14f, and the like.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the record layouts of the producer DB 14a and the consumer DB 14b.
The producer DB 14a is a database that stores information on the producer A of the agricultural product 6 that uses the electronic commerce system. For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, information such as the producer ID and password of each of the plurality of producers A, the name and contact information of the producer A, and the agricultural machine ID of the agricultural machine 2 used by the producer A correspond. It is attached and stored in the producer DB 14a.
The consumer DB 14b is a database that stores information on purchasers of agricultural products 6 that use the electronic commerce system. For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, information such as a consumer ID, a password, a name of the consumer B, and a contact information of each of the plurality of consumers B is associated and stored in the consumer DB 14b.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram showing a record layout of the sensor information DB 14c.
The sensor information DB 14c is a database accumulating sensor information that objectively indicates the quality of the crop 6 cultivated in the field 5. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the sensor information DB 14c is associated with information such as a serial number, an agricultural machine ID, a measured value obtained by a sensor 20 mounted on the agricultural machine 2, image data, a measurement position, and a measurement time. Stored in. When the sensor information includes the determination result of the quality determination AI25, the determination result may be combined and stored in the sensor information DB 14c.

FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram showing a record layout of the sales information DB 14d.
The sales information DB 14d is a database that stores sales information acquired from the producer A side. The sales information is a combination of manually input sales information and sensor information. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, information such as a serial number, a registration date and time of sales information, a producer ID, an item, a variety, quality, a harvest amount, a harvest time, and a desired selling price are associated and stored in the sales information DB 14d. Will be done. The producer ID is the ID of the producer A who has input the sales information. Information such as items, varieties, yields, harvest times, and suggested selling prices is information input to the consumer-side communication terminal 4 by the producer A. The quality of the crop 6 is information such as the grade, class, color, shape, and taste of the crop 6, and is specified by the variety of the crop 6, the sensor information, and the like. Details will be described later.
The sales information may include cultivation history information. Cultivation history information is information related to cultivation history such as control work and topdressing work specified by sensor information, for example. The cultivation history includes information such as the content of the farm work and the date and time when the farm work was performed.
The procedure for generating sales information does not matter. For example, the sensor information may be acquired, and the sales information such as the desired selling price may be input via the producer terminal while referring to the quality of the agricultural product 6 obtained from the sensor information as described later. Even if the sales information includes cultivation history information, the procedure for generating the sales information does not matter. For example, the sensor information may be acquired, and the sales information such as the desired selling price may be input via the producer terminal while referring to the cultivation history information obtained from the sensor information as described later. Alternatively, the change of the desired purchase price from the consumer B who referred to the cultivation history information may be accepted.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram showing a record layout of the purchase offer information DB 14e.
The purchase offer information DB 14e is a database that stores purchase offer information acquired from the consumer B side. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the serial number, the date and time of the purchase offer, the consumer ID, the item, the purpose of the agricultural product 6 to be purchased, the characteristics such as color, shape, taste, etc., the required amount, the required time, and the desired purchase price. Etc. are associated with each other and stored in the purchase offer information DB 14e.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing a record layout of the commercial transaction DB 14f.
The commercial transaction DB 14f is a database that stores information related to the sale and purchase of agricultural products 6. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, information such as a serial number, a date and time when a sale was completed, sales information on which a sale was completed, and purchase offer information are associated and stored in the commercial transaction DB 14f. When at least the electronic commerce based on the sales information and the purchase offer information is established, the control unit 11 of the electronic commerce device 1 stores the contract information including the sales information and the purchase offer information for which the electronic commerce is established in the commercial transaction DB 14f. The commercial transaction DB 14f or the control unit 11 functions as a storage unit.

The electronic commerce device 1 receives the sensor information transmitted from the agricultural machine 2 and the manually input sales information transmitted from the producer-side communication terminal 3 as sales information of the agricultural product 6. Further, the electronic commerce device 1 receives the purchase offer information transmitted from the consumer side communication terminal 4. Then, the electronic commerce device 1 identifies the sales information that matches the purchase offer information among the plurality of sales information, and provides the specified sales information to the consumer side communication terminal 4 so as to be viewable.
In the process of identifying the sales information that matches the purchase offer information, the sales information that matches the purchase offer information is obtained based on the plurality of sales information and the purchase offer information and the past contract information accumulated in the commercial transaction DB 14f. It may be specified. Further, the electronic commerce device 1 may specify the sales information that matches the purchase offer information by adding the cultivation history information of the producer A.

Further, the computer program P1 may include a program for causing the control unit 11 to execute a process of matching the sales information and the purchase offer information by the cluster analysis and the collaborative filtering process. The program divides a plurality of sources of purchase offer information into a plurality of consumer clusters expressing the needs of the source by cluster analysis, and divides a plurality of sources of sales information into predetermined characteristics of the source. Is divided into a plurality of producer clusters expressing the above, and the control unit 11 is made to execute a process of identifying sales information matching the purchase offer information by a collaborative filtering process using the consumer cluster and the producer cluster.
The predetermined characteristics of the transmission source include, for example, characteristics such as varieties of agricultural products 6 produced in the past by the producer A who is the transmission source, sensor information, and the like. Further, the predetermined characteristics may include human characteristics such as the personality of the producer A.
In the above-mentioned cooperative filtering process, for example, the consumer cluster to which one purchase offer information belongs is specified by the relationship between the consumer cluster in which the electronic commerce is likely to be established and the producer cluster, and the identified consumer cluster is used. , It is a process of identifying a producer cluster with a high probability of contract and specifying sales information of a producer A belonging to the specified producer cluster. The above-mentioned cooperative filtering process identifies the producer cluster to which one sales information belongs based on the relationship between the consumer cluster and the producer cluster, which are likely to establish electronic commerce, and the identified producer cluster and the producer cluster. It may be a process of identifying a consumer cluster with a high probability of making a contract and specifying purchase offer information of consumer B belonging to the specified consumer cluster.
The electronic commerce device 1 transmits the sales information specified as conforming to the purchase offer information by the above processing to the sender of the purchase offer information as the recommendation information.
The control unit 11 may perform cluster analysis or collaborative filtering processing by machine learning.

Consumer B selects the sales information he / she wants to purchase. The consumer-side communication terminal 4 transmits the selected sales information, that is, the purchase decision information indicating the agricultural product 6 desired to be purchased, to the electronic commerce device 1. The electronic commerce device 1 receives the purchase decision information transmitted from the consumer side communication terminal 4, and concludes a commercial transaction of the agricultural product 6 based on the received purchase decision information.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing an electronic commerce method according to the first embodiment. In FIG. 10, the left figure shows a plurality of sales information acquired from the agricultural machine 2 and the producer-side communication terminal 3. The electronic commerce device 1 provides the sales information to the consumer side communication terminal 4 so as to be viewable. The consumer-side communication terminal 4 displays the sales information on the display unit 44 in the manner shown in the left figure of FIG. 10 based on the sales information of the sales information DB 14d.

In the example shown on the left side of FIG. 10, the electronic commerce device 1 or the consumer-side communication terminal 4 displays the item "eggplant" and the variety "Tsukuyo" of the agricultural product 6 on the display unit 44 in the upper left portion as sales information. The electronic commerce device 1 or the consumer-side communication terminal 4 displays the yield "1 kg" of the agricultural product 6 on the display unit 44 in the center of the upper part. The electronic commerce device 1 or the consumer-side communication terminal 4 displays the suggested selling price "500 yen" of the agricultural product 6 on the display unit 44 in the upper right part. Further, in the electronic commerce device 1 or the consumer side communication terminal 4, a feature display frame for displaying the characteristics of the crop 6 and cultivation history information are displayed below the portion where the items and varieties of the crop 6 are displayed. The cultivation history display frame and the producer information display frame on which the information of the producer A is displayed are displayed on the display unit 44.

Information such as the grade, class, and harvest time of the crop 6 is displayed in the feature display frame. In addition, quality information such as sourness, sweetness, umami, pungent taste, and salty taste, and information such as the optimum use of the crop 6 are displayed in the feature display frame.
The quality of the crop 6 is specified by the variety of the crop 6 and the sensor information. For example, the auxiliary storage unit 14 of the electronic commerce device 1 stores a table in which the variety of the crop 6 and the standard quality of the crop 6 are associated with each other, and the electronic commerce device 1 uses the table. From the varieties of the crop 6, the standard characteristics of the crop 6 can be identified. If there is specific information about the crop 6 identified by the sensor information, for example, if there is information about the sweetness of the crop 6, the e-commerce device 1 has obtained the characteristics of the standard crop 6 by the sensor information. Replace or correct for specific features.
The use of the crop 6 is specified by the variety of the crop 6. For example, the auxiliary storage unit 14 of the electronic commerce device 1 stores a table in which the varieties of the agricultural products 6 and the uses are associated with each other, and the electronic commerce device 1 uses the table to select the varieties of the agricultural products 6 from the table. The use of the crop 6 can be specified.

In the cultivation history frame, information such as a cultivation method, a work history of performing control work, and a work history of performing topdressing work is displayed. The cultivation method is information input to the producer-side communication terminal 3 by the producer A. The electronic commerce device 1 may acquire information related to the cultivation method from the producer-side communication terminal 3. Cultivation history information is information specified by sensor information. The electronic commerce device 1 may specify cultivation history information such as control work and top dressing work based on the sensor information acquired from the agricultural machine 2. The cultivation history information includes information such as the content of the farm work and the date and time when the farm work was performed.

In the producer information display frame, the name of the farm, the appeal text, the comment text from the consumer B, and the like are displayed. Further, the evaluation value of the producer A by the consumer B may be displayed.

The right figure of FIG. 10 shows a plurality of purchase offer information acquired from the consumer side communication terminal 4. The electronic commerce device 1 provides the purchase offer information to the producer-side communication terminal 3 so as to be viewable. The producer-side communication terminal 3 displays the purchase offer information on the display unit 34 in the manner shown in the right figure of FIG. 10 based on the purchase offer information of the purchase offer information DB 14e.

In the example shown on the right side of FIG. 10, the electronic commerce device 1 or the producer-side communication terminal 3 displays the item “eggplant” of the agricultural product 6 on the display unit 34 as the purchase offer information in the upper left part. The electronic commerce device 1 or the producer-side communication terminal 3 displays the required amount "10 kg" of the agricultural product 6 on the display unit 34 in the center of the upper part. The electronic commerce device 1 or the producer-side communication terminal 3 displays the desired purchase price "6000 yen" of the agricultural product 6 on the display unit 34 in the upper right part. Further, at the lower part of the portion where the item of the crop 6 is displayed, a feature display frame in which the feature of the desired crop 6 is displayed and a consumer information display frame in which the information of the consumer B is displayed are displayed.

Information such as the grade, class, and required time of the crop 6 is displayed in the feature display frame. In addition, information on quality such as sourness, sweetness, umami, pungent taste, and saltiness, information on commitment to crop 6, information on usage of crop 6, and the like are displayed in the feature display frame. Such information is information input to the consumer-side communication terminal 4 by the consumer B. The electronic commerce device 1 may acquire information such as characteristics and particulars of the agricultural product 6 desired to be purchased from the consumer side communication terminal 4.

In the consumer information display frame, the store name of consumer B, the name of the company, etc., the type of store, and the like are displayed.

FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing the relationship between the sales information and the purchase offer information. The electronic commerce device 1 stores the sensor information transmitted from the agricultural machine 2 in the sensor information DB. When the electronic commerce device 1 receives the manually input sales information transmitted from the producer side communication terminal 3, the electronic commerce device 1 integrates the manually input sales information and the sensor information stored in the sensor information DB as sales information and integrates them. The sales information is stored in the sales information DB 14d.
The producer DB 14a stores the relationship between the producer ID and the agricultural machine ID. Therefore, the electronic commerce device 1 can identify the sensor information having the agricultural machine ID corresponding to the producer ID of the manual sales information by referring to the information of the producer DB 14a, and the manual sales information and the sensor. Can be integrated with information.
The sales information includes a producer ID, item information of agricultural products 6, variety information, quality information, harvest amount information, harvest time information, desired selling price information, and the like.

On the other hand, the electronic commerce device 1 receives the purchase offer information transmitted from the consumer side communication terminal 4, and stores the received purchase offer information in the purchase offer information DB 14e. The purchase offer information includes consumer ID, item information of agricultural products 6, feature information, required amount information, required time information, desired purchase price information, and the like.

The product type and quality information in the sales information corresponds to the characteristics of the purchase offer information. In addition, the harvest amount, harvest time, and suggested selling price of the sales information correspond to the required amount, required time, and suggested purchase price of the purchase offer information. The electronic commerce device 1 identifies one or a plurality of sales information that matches the acquired purchase offer information among the acquired plurality of sales information. In the identification process, the electronic commerce device 1 may specify a plurality of sales information in order from the one having the highest degree of conformity or similarity to the purchase offer information. Then, the electronic commerce device 1 provides the specified one or more sales information to the consumer side communication terminal 4 so as to be viewable.
In this embodiment, an example of specifying one or more sales information that matches one purchase offer information will be mainly described, but one or more sales information that matches a plurality of purchase offer information will be specified. It may be configured as.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing sales information displayed in a list format. The electronic commerce device 1 has a function of sorting a plurality of sales information in order of quality or price based on quality information such as grade, class, color, shape, and sweetness of agricultural products 6 and desired selling price information. The consumer-side communication terminal 4 receives the sort items and transmits the received sort items to the electronic commerce device 1. The sort items are the grade, class, color, shape, quality such as sweetness, price, etc. of the crop 6. The electronic commerce device 1 receives the sort items transmitted from the consumer side communication terminal 4, sorts the sales information in descending order for the received sort items, and makes it possible to browse the sorted sales information in a list. It is provided to the side communication terminal 4. The consumer-side communication terminal 4 displays a list of sales information as shown in FIG. 12 on the display unit 44. The list of sales information is, for example, in a table format, and items such as rank, producer A, price, grade, class, harvest time, color, shape, and sweetness are displayed. Then, the contents of the sorted sales information are displayed in order from top to bottom. In addition, in the upper left part of the list, the items, varieties, and required amounts of the agricultural products 6 that are desired to be purchased are displayed. Further, in the upper right part of the list, a list box for selecting a sort item of sales information is displayed. Consumer B can select a sort item from the list box.
The sales information sheet shown in FIG. 10 may be configured to be arranged in order from the top to the bottom. Further, although the example of sorting the sales information in descending order has been described, the consumer B may be configured to be able to specify descending order or ascending order as the sorting method.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the electronic commerce device 1. The flowchart of FIG. 13 conceptually shows the flow of electronic commerce of the agricultural product 6, and does not show the actual order of processing by the computer.
The agricultural machine 2 transmits the sensor information to the electronic commerce device 1 at the wireless communication unit 24 (step S11). The electronic commerce device 1 receives the sensor information transmitted from the agricultural machine 2 in the communication unit 13 (step S12), and stores the received sensor information in the sensor information DB 14c (step S13).

The producer-side communication terminal 3 receives the sales information from the producer A in the input unit 35 (step S14), and transmits the received manually input sales information to the electronic commerce device 1 in the communication unit 33 (step S15).

The electronic commerce device 1 receives the manually input sales information transmitted from the producer-side communication terminal 3 in the communication unit 13 (step S16). The control unit 11 of the electronic commerce device 1 integrates the manually input sales information and the sensor information stored in the sensor information DB 14c, and registers the integrated sales information in the sales information DB 14d (step S17).

The consumer-side communication terminal 4 receives the purchase offer information from the consumer B in the input unit 45 (step S18), and transmits the received purchase offer information to the electronic commerce device 1 in the communication unit 43 (step S19).

The electronic commerce device 1 receives the purchase offer information transmitted from the consumer side communication terminal 4 in the communication unit 13, and registers the received purchase offer information in the purchase offer information DB 14e (step S20).

Next, the electronic commerce device 1 identifies one or a plurality of sales information that matches the specific purchase offer information among the sales information registered in the sales information DB 14d (step S21). The electronic commerce device 1 executes the sorting process of the specified sales information (step S22). When the electronic commerce device 1 receives the sort items transmitted from the consumer side communication terminal 4, the electronic commerce device 1 sorts the sales information in descending order with respect to the sort items specified by the consumer B.

The electronic commerce device 1 provides the sorted predetermined number of sales information so as to be viewable to the consumer side communication terminal 4 which is the transmission source of the purchase offer information (step S23). The consumer-side communication terminal 4 displays the received sales information (step S24).

The consumer-side communication terminal 4 executes the purchase process of the agricultural product 6 (step S25). Specifically, the consumer-side communication terminal 4 accepts the selection of the crop 6 to be purchased by the input unit 45, and transmits the purchase decision information indicating the crop 6 selected as the purchase target to the electronic commerce device 1.

The electronic commerce device 1 communicates with the consumer-side communication terminal 4 and the producer-side communication terminal 3 and executes a process related to the sales transaction of the agricultural product 6 (step S26). Specifically, when the electronic commerce device 1 receives the purchase decision information transmitted from the consumer side communication terminal 4, the electronic commerce device 1 transmits the received purchase decision information to the producer side communication terminal 3.

The producer-side communication terminal 3 receives the purchase decision information transmitted from the electronic commerce device 1 and executes the sales process of the agricultural product 6 selected as the purchase target (step S27). Specifically, the producer-side communication terminal 3 accepts the possibility of sale by the producer A and transmits the sales decision information to the electronic commerce device 1 (step S27). When the electronic commerce device 1 receives the sales decision information and the sales decision information from both the consumer side communication terminal 4 and the producer side communication terminal 3, the electronic commerce device 1 confirms the sale and purchase based on the sales information and the purchase offer information. When the electronic commerce device 1 receives the purchase decision information corresponding to the sales information, the electronic commerce device 1 may automatically confirm the sale or purchase.

According to the electronic commerce system configured in this way, it is possible to carry out commerce in which the added value of the agricultural product 6 is appropriately reflected by using the objective quality information of the agricultural product 6 obtained from the producer A side.

Specifically, the added value of the agricultural product 6 is appropriately reflected by using the sales information that integrates the manually input sales information obtained from the consumer side communication terminal 4 and the sensor information automatically transmitted from the agricultural machine 2. Commercial transactions are possible.

In the first embodiment, the information measured by using the sensor 20 attached to the agricultural machine 2, for example, the color, shape, sugar content, etc. of the crop 6 is used as the quality information of the crop 6, and the added value of the crop 6 is added. Properly reflected commerce becomes possible.

Further, by using the information measured by the sensor 20 attached to the agricultural machine 2, for example, the history information of the agricultural work, it becomes possible to carry out a commercial transaction in which the added value of the agricultural product 6 is appropriately reflected.

According to the first embodiment, the grade, class, harvest date, etc. of the agricultural product 6 obtained from the producer A side are matched with the shape, color, and use of the agricultural product 6 obtained from the consumer B side, which is desired to be purchased. It is possible to provide the consumer-side communication terminal 4 with sales information that matches the wishes of the consumer B.

In the first embodiment, an example of individually matching the sales information of each of the plurality of producers A and the purchase offer information of the consumer B has been described. It may be configured to match with the purchase offer information. For example, when a plurality of producers A form one community, the sales information of the agricultural products 6 produced and harvested in the community unit may be matched with the purchase offer information.

In addition, when a plurality of producers A form one community, the information of the representative producer A who guides the farm work method of each producer A and the usage method of the agricultural machine 2 is added to the sales information in the community. It may be configured to do so. Under the guidance of the representative producer A, a certain quality is guaranteed for the agricultural products 6 of the community. By referring to the information of the representative producer A, the consumer B can know the quality of the agricultural product 6 of the producer A belonging to the community, and can purchase the agricultural product 6 with confidence.

Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the matching between the sales information related to the harvested agricultural product 6 and the purchase offer information has been described, but the sales information related to the agricultural product 6 being cultivated or in the middle of harvesting and the purchase offer have been described. It may be configured to match the information. The sales information related to the crop 6 being cultivated or in the middle of harvesting includes the sensor information collected by the electronic commerce device 1 up to the present stage and the planned harvest amount information indicating the planned harvest amount of the crop 6 input by the producer A. , The planned harvest time information indicating the planned harvest time of the agricultural product 6 and the manually input sales information including the desired selling price information of the agricultural product 6 are integrated.

(Embodiment 2)
Since the electronic commerce system according to the second embodiment has a function of providing the recommended selling price to the producer A different from that of the first embodiment, the above differences will be mainly described below. Since other configurations and actions and effects are the same as those in the first embodiment, the corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The auxiliary storage unit 14 of the electronic commerce device 1 stores, for example, a recommended price table. The recommended price table has information associating the varieties of the plurality of crops 6, the plurality of qualities of each crop 6, and the recommended price of the crop 6 having the quality. The recommended price table has a recommended price for low quality crop 6, a recommended price for standard quality crop 6, and a recommended price for high quality crop 6. The quality is determined by the combination of the grade, class, color, shape, taste, etc. of the crop 6.

When the electronic commerce device 1 receives the manually input sales information transmitted from the producer side communication terminal 3, the manually input sales information and the sensor information are integrated. The electronic commerce device 1 identifies a recommended price corresponding to the quality information based on the quality information included in the integrated sales information and the information in the recommended price table.

Further, the electronic commerce device 1 increases or decreases the recommended price depending on the supply and demand balance of the agricultural product 6. The electronic commerce device 1 increases the recommended price when the demand amount of the agricultural product 6 is larger than the supply amount of the agricultural product 6, that is, when the required amount of the agricultural product 6 is larger than the production amount. On the contrary, the electronic commerce device 1 reduces the recommended price when the demand amount of the agricultural product 6 is smaller than the supply amount of the agricultural product 6, that is, when the required amount of the agricultural product 6 is larger than the production amount.

Then, the electronic commerce device 1 transmits the recommended price information specified and corrected by the supply and demand balance to the producer side communication terminal 3. The producer-side communication terminal 3 receives the recommended price information transmitted from the electronic commerce device 1, and displays the recommended price on the display unit 34. The producer A can confirm the recommended price displayed on the producer-side communication terminal 3 and adjust the desired selling price as appropriate. The producer-side communication terminal 3 accepts the correction of the desired selling price, and transmits the received corrected desired selling price information to the electronic commerce device 1. The electronic commerce device 1 receives the modified desired selling price information and determines the content of the selling information.

According to the electronic commerce apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment configured in this way, it is possible to provide the producer A with information on the recommended price commensurate with the objective quality of the agricultural product 6.
Further, the electronic commerce device 1 can provide the producer A with information on the recommended price corresponding to the supply and demand of the agricultural product 6.
Consumer B can purchase the crop 6 at an appropriate price commensurate with the quality and supply and demand of the crop 6.

In the second embodiment, the example of specifying the recommended price by using the information in the table is used, but the recommended price may be specified by using the trained neural network. The auxiliary storage unit 14 stores information related to the model of the trained neural network. The trained neural network includes an input layer, a multi-layered intermediate layer (hidden layer), and an output layer. In the input layer, for example, at least one of items, varieties, qualities and suggested sales prices included in the plurality of sales information, and items, frequent occurrences, features and desired purchase prices included in the plurality of purchase offer information is input. The trained neural network in which the data is input to the input layer outputs the data related to the recommended price of the crop 6 from the output layer. The data on the recommended price is, for example, information indicating the rate of increase / decrease in the recommended price with respect to the standard price. Specifically, the output layer includes neurons corresponding to the rate of increase / decrease with respect to the standard price, and data indicating the probability indicating whether or not the rate of increase / decrease is appropriate is input from the neurons. The electronic commerce device 1 can calculate the recommended price by multiplying the standard price based on the variety of the agricultural product 6 by the data output from the trained neural network.
For the trained neural network, for example, the pre-learning neural network may be trained using information such as past sales information, purchase offer information, and transaction closing result as learning data.

(Embodiment 3)
In the electronic commerce system according to the third embodiment, matching processing performed using the rating of producer A, progress information provision processing using the pass rate of agricultural products 6 during harvesting, and support request processing during harvesting are performed. Since it is different from the first embodiment, the above differences will be mainly described below. Since other configurations and actions and effects are the same as those in the first embodiment, the corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted. First, the basic function of the electronic commerce device 1 according to the third embodiment will be described, and then a specific example will be described.

The control unit 11 of the electronic commerce device 1 can read, for example, the sensor information associated with the producer ID from the sensor information DB 14c, and rate the producer A based on the read sensor information. Further, the control unit 11 may rate the producer A by using the information stored in the commercial transaction DB 14f, that is, the past transaction history. Further, the control unit 11 may rate the producer A by using the evaluation value of the producer A by the consumer B. The control unit 11 may specify sales information that matches the purchase offer information based on the purchase offer information, the sales information, and the rating of the producer A. For example, the control unit 11 may preferentially select and match the sales information of the producer A having a high rating from the sales information that matches the purchase offer information.

When the purchase offer information and the sales information related to the harvest schedule are matched in the pre-harvest stage, the electronic commerce device 1 generates and generates information indicating the harvest status of the crop 6 to be harvested indicated by the sales information. The information is transmitted to the producer side communication terminal 3.
The information indicating the harvest status includes the actual yield and the pass rate indicating the ratio of the crop 6 satisfying the quality required by the purchase offer information to the harvested crop 6. The electronic commerce device 1 actually receives the sensor information related to the harvest amount transmitted from the agricultural machine 2 or the information indicating the harvest amount input by the producer A and transmitted from the producer side communication terminal 3. Identify the yield of. Further, the control unit 11 of the electronic commerce device 1 may calculate the harvest achievement rate by dividing the actual harvest amount by the planned harvest amount.
The electronic commerce device 1 may be configured to transmit information indicating the harvest status not only to the producer-side communication terminal 3 but also to the transmission source of the purchase offer information.

When the producer A determines that the harvest amount indicated by the sales information cannot be harvested by the due date, the producer A can transmit the support request information from the producer side communication terminal 3 to the electronic commerce device 1. The support request information includes information for identifying sales information that requires support. When the electronic commerce device 1 receives the support request information transmitted from the producer side communication terminal 3, the electronic commerce device 1 receives the insufficient harvest based on the current harvest amount actually harvested, the planned harvest amount, and the pass rate. Calculate the amount. The electronic commerce device 1 identifies the producer A who can make up for the insufficient yield of the agricultural product 6 based on the information stored in the sales information DB 14d. For the electronic commerce device 1, it is preferable to select the producer A having a high rating as much as possible. Then, the electronic commerce device 1 transmits the inquiry information of the support request to the producer-side communication terminal 3 of the specified producer A. When the producer A accepts the support request, the producer-side communication terminal 3 transmits the acceptance information to the electronic commerce device 1. When the electronic commerce device 1 receives the acceptance information, it allocates the yield of the producer A to the demand for tomatoes.

A specific example of electronic commerce using the electronic commerce apparatus 1 having the above functions will be described.
For tomatoes with a sugar content of 21-22 and size M, there is a demand of 1000 kg, and the first producer A with a rating of "1" and the second producer A with a rating of "2" have a rating of "2". It is assumed that there is sales information indicating that the third producer A, which is "3", plans to produce 500 kg, 200 kg, and 800 kg of tomatoes, respectively. The rating indicates that the smaller the number, the higher the rating.
In this case, the electronic commerce apparatus 1 allocates the planned harvest amount of the producer A having a high rating to the demand amount of tomatoes. Specifically, the planned harvest amount of 500 kg of the first producer A, the planned harvest amount of 200 kg of the second producer A, and the planned harvest amount of 300 kg of the third producer A are allotted to 1000 kg. The third producer A can only accept orders for 300 kg.

The demand of 1000 kg may be the sum of the demands for tomatoes requested by a plurality of consumers B. For example, suppose that the demands of the first consumer B, the second consumer B, the third consumer B, and the fourth consumer B are 400 kg, 300 kg, 150 kg, and 150 kg. In this case, the electronic commerce device 1 matches the first to fourth consumers B with the first to third producers A, and stores the temporary matching information in the commerce DB 14f. The electronic commerce device 1 may transmit the matching information to each producer A and consumer B. At this stage, since the harvest has not been performed yet, the information transmitted to the producer A and the consumer B is tentative matching information.

After the tentative matching is established, the electronic commerce device 1 monitors the quality and the yield of the agricultural product 6 harvested by the producer A involved in the tentative matching. Then, the electronic commerce device 1 transmits information indicating the harvest status such as the current yield and the pass rate of quality to the producer A.
For example, it is assumed that the harvest status of the first to third producers A is as follows.
The first producer A has a 99% probability of having harvested 200 kg at the time of shipping 500 kg and satisfying the criteria of "sugar content 21-22 & size M".
The second producer A has a 90% probability of having harvested 100 kg at the time of shipping 200 kg and satisfying the above criteria.
The third producer A has a 75% probability of having harvested 150 kg at the time of shipping 300 kg and satisfying the above criteria.
The electronic commerce device 1 transmits the information on the harvest status to the producer-side communication terminal 3. Further, the electronic commerce device 1 may transmit the above-mentioned harvest status information to the consumer side communication terminal 4.

If it is determined from the above harvest situation that the quality inspection pass rate of the harvested tomatoes of the third producer A is low and the delivery date is not met, the third producer A uses the electronic commerce device 1 to perform another method. Producer A can be requested for support. The electronic commerce device 1 calculates the shortage amount of the harvest amount, identifies the producer A who can make up for the shortage amount, and requests the specified producer A for support. Requests for support should be made to producer A, who has a high rating.
According to the third embodiment, the electronic commerce device 1 can tentatively match the sales information and the purchase offer information before harvesting by using the objective rating of the producer A. Then, the electronic commerce device 1 can transmit the harvest status to the producer A or the consumer B who is the transmission source of the purchase offer information. In addition, the electronic commerce device 1 can adjust the yield so that supply and demand are satisfied by requesting support as needed.

(Embodiment 4)
The auxiliary storage unit 14 of the electronic commerce device 1 according to the fourth embodiment is for identifying the crop 6 in the distribution management system that manages the crop ID given to the crop 6 for managing the electronic commerce and the distribution route of the crop 6. A table associated with the item ID is provided.

According to the electronic commerce system according to the fourth embodiment, since the table is provided, it can be connected to the distribution management system. For example, the electronic commerce device 1 can provide the quality information of the agricultural product 6 to the distribution management system. In addition, the electronic commerce device 1 can acquire physical distribution information such as the delivery status of the agricultural product 6 from the physical distribution management system.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram showing a macro supply-demand matching method according to the fifth embodiment.
The electronic commerce system according to the fifth embodiment has a function of adjusting the supply and demand of the agricultural product 6 from a macroscopic viewpoint.
The consumer-side communication terminal 4 receives the sales plan of the agricultural product 6 and transmits the received sales plan information of the agricultural product 6 to the electronic commerce device 1.
The producer-side communication terminal 3 receives the cultivation plan of the crop 6 and transmits the received cultivation plan information of the crop 6 to the electronic commerce device 1.

The electronic commerce device 1 receives sales plan information from one or more consumers B. The electronic commerce device 1 receives cultivation plan information from one or more producers A.
The auxiliary storage unit 14 of the electronic commerce device 1 stores the demand forecast application. The control unit 11 of the electronic commerce device 1 predicts the demand of the agricultural product 6 by executing the demand forecasting application. For example, the electronic commerce device 1 acquires information indicating past trends and market conditions related to the consumption of agricultural products 6 from an external information providing device (not shown). The electronic commerce device 1 forecasts the demand for the crop 6 based on the information showing the past trends and market conditions related to the consumption of the crop 6 acquired.

The demand forecast for the crop 6 may be configured to be calculated using a trained neural network. The trained neural network includes an input layer, a multi-layered intermediate layer (hidden layer), and an output layer. In the input layer, for example, data on past trends and market conditions related to agricultural products 6 are input. The past trend and market condition data relating to the crop 6 may be time-series data, or may be image data of a graph showing the trend and market condition. Further, the input layer may be configured to input weather information. The trained neural network in which the data is input to the input layer outputs data indicating the current year's demand for the crop 6 from the output layer.
The trained neural network is a neural network so that when data on past trends and market conditions related to crop 6 is input to the input layer of the deep neural network before learning, the demand (teacher data) for the crop is output. Can be created by machine learning.

In addition, the electronic commerce device 1 corrects the demand forecast predicted based on the past trends and market conditions based on the sales plan of the agricultural product 6. The electronic commerce device 1 transmits the corrected demand forecast result to the producer-side communication terminal 3. The producer A can confirm the demand for the agricultural product 6 by using the producer-side communication terminal 3.

On the other hand, the auxiliary storage unit 14 of the electronic commerce device 1 stores the harvest prediction application. The control unit 11 of the electronic commerce device 1 predicts the yield of the agricultural product 6 by executing the harvest prediction application. For example, the electronic commerce device 1 acquires the cultivation history information of the crop 6 from the agricultural machine 2. Further, the electronic commerce device 1 acquires weather information such as a rainfall situation and a temperature from an external information providing device (not shown). The electronic commerce device 1 predicts the yield of the crop 6 based on the acquired cultivation history information and weather information. Further, the electronic commerce device 1 corrects the predicted yield based on the cultivation plan of the crop 6.
The electronic commerce device 1 transmits the corrected harvest prediction result to the consumer side communication terminal 4. Consumer B can confirm the yield of agricultural product 6 by using the consumer-side communication terminal 4.

Producer A and consumer B can adjust the supply and demand of crop 6 on a macro scale by reviewing and modifying the sales plan and cultivation plan based on the demand forecast and forecast yield of crop 6.

(Appendix 1)
The first to acquire a plurality of sales information including variety information indicating the varieties of the produced agricultural products, quality information related to the quality of the agricultural products, harvest amount information indicating the yield amount of the agricultural products, and desired selling price information of the agricultural products. Acquisition department and
Second acquisition department that acquires purchase offer information including item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, required amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product. When,
Of the plurality of sales information acquired by the first acquisition unit, a specific unit that specifies one or a plurality of the sales information that matches the purchase offer information acquired by the second acquisition unit.
An electronic commerce device including a providing unit that provides one or more of the sales information specified by the specific unit so as to be viewable to a source of the purchase offer information.

(Appendix 2)
The electronic commerce device according to Appendix 1, wherein at least a part of the quality information includes sensor information detected by a sensor provided in an agricultural machine.

(Appendix 3)
The electronic commerce device according to Appendix 2, wherein the sensor information includes information relating to a mode of agricultural work.

(Appendix 4)
The sensor information is information transmitted from the agricultural machine together with the agricultural machine identifier that identifies the agricultural machine.
The information other than the sensor information in the sales information is information transmitted from the communication terminal of the producer together with the producer identifier that identifies the producer of the agricultural product.
The first acquisition unit
The electronic commerce device according to any one of Appendix 2 or Appendix 3, which separately receives the sensor information transmitted from the agricultural machine and the information transmitted from the communication terminal and associates the received information with each other.

(Appendix 5)
The quality information is
The electronic commerce device according to any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 4, which includes at least one of a crop grade, class and harvest date.

(Appendix 6)
The feature information is
The electronic commerce device according to any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 5, which includes at least one of the shape, color, use, size, presence / absence of scratches, freshness, and taste of agricultural products.

(Appendix 7)
The description in any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 6 which provides the recommended selling price of agricultural products to the sender of the sales information so as to be viewable based on the variety information and quality information acquired by the first acquisition unit. Electronic commerce equipment.

(Appendix 8)
The electronic commerce according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to Supplementary note 7, which provides the recommended selling price of agricultural products to the sender of the sales information so as to be viewable based on the required amount information acquired by the second acquisition unit. apparatus.

(Appendix 9)
The providing part
The plurality of sales information is sorted in order of quality or price based on the quality information or the desired selling price information, and the sorted sales information is provided. Electronic commerce equipment.

(Appendix 10)
The sales plan information acquisition department that acquires sales plan information of agricultural products from the consumer side,
The Demand Forecasting Department, which forecasts the demand for agricultural products based on past trends and market conditions related to agricultural consumption, and the acquired sales plan information,
The electronic commerce apparatus according to any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 9, further comprising a demand forecast information providing unit that provides the demand forecast information of agricultural products predicted by the demand forecasting unit to the producer side.

(Appendix 11)
Cultivation plan information acquisition department that acquires cultivation plan information of agricultural products from the producer side,
A harvest amount prediction unit that predicts the yield of agricultural products based on the past cultivation history, the external environment, and the acquired cultivation plan information.
The electronic commerce apparatus according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to Supplementary note 10, further comprising a yield amount prediction information providing unit for providing the yield amount prediction information of agricultural products predicted by the yield amount prediction unit to the consumer side.

(Appendix 12)
When an electronic commerce transaction based on the sales information and the purchase offer information is established, a storage unit for storing the sales information on which the electronic commerce is established and the contract information including the purchase offer information is provided.
The specific part is
Based on the plurality of sales information acquired by the first acquisition unit, the purchase offer information acquired by the second acquisition unit, and the contract information stored by the storage unit, the purchase offer information is obtained. The electronic commerce device according to any one of Supplementary note 1 to Supplementary note 11, which specifies one or a plurality of matching sales information.

(Appendix 13)
Acquire a plurality of sales information including variety information indicating the varieties of the produced agricultural products, quality information related to the quality of the agricultural products, harvest amount information indicating the yield amount of the agricultural products, and desired selling price information of the agricultural products.
Acquire purchase offer information including item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, necessary amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product.
Among the acquired plurality of sales information, one or a plurality of the sales information matching the acquired purchase offer information is specified.
An electronic commerce method that provides one or more of the specified sales information to the sender of the purchase offer information so as to be viewable.

(Appendix 14)
On the computer
Acquire a plurality of sales information including variety information indicating the varieties of the produced agricultural products, quality information related to the quality of the agricultural products, harvest amount information indicating the yield amount of the agricultural products, and desired selling price information of the agricultural products.
Acquire purchase offer information including item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, necessary amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product.
Among the acquired plurality of sales information, one or a plurality of the sales information matching the acquired purchase offer information is specified.
A computer program for executing a process of providing one or more of the specified sales information to a source of the purchase offer information so as to be viewable.

(Appendix 15)
On the computer
Accepts item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, required amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product.
Send the received item information, feature information, required quantity information and desired purchase price information,
Receive the sent item information, feature information, required quantity information, and sales information of agricultural products that match the desired purchase price information,
A computer program that executes a process that displays received sales information.

1 Electronic commerce equipment 2 Agricultural machinery 3 Producer side communication terminal 4 Consumer side communication terminal 5 Field 6 Agricultural products 11 Control unit 12 Main storage unit 13 Communication unit 14 Auxiliary storage unit 14a Producer DB
14b Consumer DB
14c Sensor information DB
14d sales information DB
14e Purchase offer information DB
14f Commercial transaction DB
20 Sensor 21 Agricultural machinery control unit 22 GNSS
23 Clock unit 24 Wireless communication unit 25 Quality judgment AI
A Producer B Consumer P1, P3, P4 Computer program

Claims (11)

The first to acquire a plurality of sales information including variety information indicating the varieties of the produced agricultural products, quality information related to the quality of the agricultural products, harvest amount information indicating the yield amount of the agricultural products, and desired selling price information of the agricultural products. Acquisition department and
Second acquisition department that acquires purchase offer information including item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, required amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product. When,
Of the plurality of sales information acquired by the first acquisition unit, a specific unit that specifies one or a plurality of the sales information that matches the purchase offer information acquired by the second acquisition unit.
An electronic commerce device including a providing unit that provides one or more of the sales information specified by the specific unit so as to be viewable to a source of the purchase offer information. The electronic commerce device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the quality information includes sensor information detected by a sensor provided in an agricultural machine. The electronic commerce device according to claim 2, wherein the sensor information includes information relating to a mode of agricultural work. The sensor information is information transmitted from the agricultural machine together with the agricultural machine identifier that identifies the agricultural machine.
The information other than the sensor information in the sales information is information transmitted from the communication terminal of the producer together with the producer identifier that identifies the producer of the agricultural product.
The first acquisition unit
The electronic commerce according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the sensor information transmitted from the agricultural machine and the information transmitted from the communication terminal are separately received and the received information is associated with each other. apparatus. The feature information is
The electronic commerce device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, which includes at least one of the shape, color, use, size, presence / absence of scratches, freshness, and taste of agricultural products. The sales plan information acquisition department that acquires sales plan information of agricultural products from the consumer side,
The Demand Forecasting Department, which forecasts the demand for agricultural products based on past trends and market conditions related to agricultural consumption, and the acquired sales plan information,
The electronic commerce apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a demand forecast information providing unit that provides the demand forecast information of agricultural products predicted by the demand forecasting unit to the producer side. Cultivation plan information acquisition department that acquires cultivation plan information of agricultural products from the producer side,
A harvest amount prediction unit that predicts the yield of agricultural products based on the past cultivation history, the external environment, and the acquired cultivation plan information.
The electronic commerce apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a harvest amount prediction information providing unit that provides the consumer side with the harvest amount prediction information of the agricultural product predicted by the yield prediction unit. When an electronic commerce transaction based on the sales information and the purchase offer information is established, a storage unit for storing the sales information on which the electronic commerce is established and the contract information including the purchase offer information is provided.
The specific part is
Based on the plurality of sales information acquired by the first acquisition unit, the purchase offer information acquired by the second acquisition unit, and the contract information stored by the storage unit, the purchase offer information is obtained. The electronic commerce device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, which specifies one or more matching sales information. Acquire a plurality of sales information including variety information indicating the varieties of the produced agricultural products, quality information related to the quality of the agricultural products, harvest amount information indicating the yield amount of the agricultural products, and desired selling price information of the agricultural products.
Acquire purchase offer information including item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, necessary amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product.
Among the acquired plurality of sales information, one or a plurality of the sales information matching the acquired purchase offer information is specified.
An electronic commerce method that provides one or more of the specified sales information to the sender of the purchase offer information so as to be viewable. On the computer
Acquire a plurality of sales information including variety information indicating the varieties of the produced agricultural products, quality information related to the quality of the agricultural products, harvest amount information indicating the yield amount of the agricultural products, and desired selling price information of the agricultural products.
Acquire purchase offer information including item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, necessary amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product.
Among the acquired plurality of sales information, one or a plurality of the sales information matching the acquired purchase offer information is specified.
A computer program for executing a process of providing one or more of the specified sales information to a source of the purchase offer information so as to be viewable. On the computer
Accepts item information indicating the item of the agricultural product to be purchased, characteristic information related to the characteristic of the agricultural product, required amount information indicating the required amount of the agricultural product, and desired purchase price information of the agricultural product.
Send the received item information, feature information, required quantity information and desired purchase price information,
Receive the sent item information, feature information, required quantity information, and sales information of agricultural products that match the desired purchase price information,
A computer program that executes a process that displays received sales information.

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