JP2021168017A - Control method of server, server, and control program of server - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a control method of a server which can appropriately determine a type of a store.SOLUTION: A method controls a server 2 comprising a memory. The memory stores an area specialty database in which a specialty menu or a specialty food material is associated with each area, and a store database which associates store information including a menu provided at a store or a food material used for the menu with position information indicating at least a position of the store, for each store. The server determines the store as a specialty providing store, when the menu or the food material associated with the store in the store database corresponds to the specialty menu or the specialty food material associated with the area corresponding to the position information associated with the store in the area specialty database.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a server control method for determining a store type, a server, and a server control program.

There is known an information providing system that identifies a store based on a condition specified by a user and provides information on the specified store.

For example, in Patent Document 1, an information search server that receives a search request for which a search value is specified is received from an information terminal and transmits a photograph of a dish provided at a restaurant selected using the search value to the information terminal. Have been described.

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A user who wants to eat a local specialty visited on a trip or the like tries to search for a restaurant that offers the specialty. However, if the server does not store the information indicating the specialty, such a search cannot be performed. For example, when the person in charge of each store registers the store information, the information indicating the specialty may not be registered. Since the server on which such registration is performed cannot determine the store that provides the specialty, it cannot appropriately provide the store information to the user who requests the information of the store that provides the specialty.

Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a server control method, a server, and a server control program that can appropriately determine the type of store.

The first control method of the server according to the present invention is a control method of a server provided with a memory, and the memory includes a regional specialty database in which a specialty menu or a specialty ingredient is associated with each region, and at least the relevant one for each store. The store database that associates the location information indicating the location of the store with the store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used for the menu is stored, and the server stores the menu or the menu associated with the store in the store database. When the foodstuff corresponds to the specialty menu or specialty foodstuff associated with the area corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database, the store is determined to be a specialty store.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the server further includes a communication interface, receives a store search request including designation of a geographical range from a user terminal via the communication interface, and stores it in the store database. Search result screen information for displaying the search result screen that identifies the stores included in the geographical range where the location information is received and displays the store information of the stores that are determined to be specialty stores among the specified stores. It is preferable to send it to the user terminal.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, in the transmission, the store information other than the store determined to be the specialty store among the specified stores whose search result screen information is determined to be the specialty store is determined to be the specialty store. It is preferable that the information is for displaying the search result screen displayed in a mode different from the store information of.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the server selects a specialty store based on the number of menus or ingredients corresponding to the specialty menu or specialty ingredients among the menus or ingredients associated with the store in the store database. It is preferable to determine that the store provides a specific specialty.

Further, in the server control method according to the present invention, the regional specialty database associates the specialty menu and the specialty ingredients for each region, and the store information includes the location information, the menu, and the ingredients used for the menu. , The foodstuffs used in the menu that the server associates with the store in the store database corresponds to the specialty menu associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database. However, when it corresponds to the specialty food material associated with the area corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database, it is preferable to determine the store as a specialty food food offering store.

The second server control method according to the present invention is a server control method including a memory and a communication interface. The memory includes a regional specialty database in which a specialty menu or a specialty ingredient is associated with each region, and each store. , At least the store database that associates the location information indicating the location of the store with the store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu is stored, and the server uses the communication interface from the user terminal to store the store database. The area corresponding to the location information associated with the store specified in the regional specialty database among the menus or ingredients stored in the store database associated with the specified store after receiving the list request including the store designation. It includes transmitting the list screen display information for displaying the list screen for displaying the foodstuff corresponding to the specialty menu or the specialty foodstuff associated with the above in a mode different from that of other menus or foodstuffs to the user terminal.

The first server according to the present invention has a regional specialty database associated with a specialty menu or a specialty ingredient for each region, and for each store, at least location information indicating the location of the store and a menu or menu provided at the store. A store database associated with store information including used ingredients, a memory for storing a memory, and a processor are provided. If it corresponds to a specialty menu or specialty ingredient associated with the area corresponding to the location information associated with the store, the store is configured to be determined as a specialty store.

The second server according to the present invention is provided with a communication interface, a regional specialty database in which a specialty menu or a specialty ingredient is associated with each region, and location information indicating at least the location of the store for each store. A memory and a processor for storing a store database associated with store information including a menu or foodstuffs used for the menu are provided, and the processor includes designation of a store from a user terminal via the communication interface. Of the menus or ingredients stored in the store database associated with the specified store that received the list request, the area-related specialty menu or area-related specialty menu that corresponds to the location information associated with the specified store in the regional specialty database. It is configured to transmit the list screen display information for displaying the list screen for displaying the ingredients corresponding to the specialty ingredients in a manner different from other menus or ingredients to the user terminal.

The first server control program according to the present invention is a server control program having a memory, and the memory includes a regional specialty database in which a specialty menu or a specialty ingredient is associated with each region, and at least the relevant one for each store. A store database that associates the location information indicating the location of the store with the store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu is stored, and the server stores the menu or the menu associated with the store in the store database. When the foodstuff corresponds to the specialty menu or the specialty foodstuff associated with the area corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database, the store is determined to be the specialty store.

The second server control program according to the present invention is a server control program provided with a memory and a communication interface. The memory includes a regional specialty database in which a specialty menu or a specialty ingredient is associated with each region, and each store. , At least the store database that associates the location information indicating the location of the store with the store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu is stored in the server, and the server is stored from the user terminal via the communication interface. The area corresponding to the location information associated with the specified store in the regional specialty database among the menus or ingredients stored in the store database associated with the specified store after receiving the list request including the store designation. The user terminal is made to transmit the list screen display information for displaying the list screen for displaying the specialty menu or the ingredient corresponding to the specialty ingredient associated with the other menu or the ingredient in a mode different from that of other menus or ingredients.

According to the present disclosure, the server can be controlled so as to appropriately determine the type of store.

It is a figure which shows the operation outline of the information providing system of 1st Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the schematic structure of the information provision system. It is operation sequence diagram of the information provision processing in an information provision system. It is a schematic diagram which shows the schematic structure of a server. It is a figure which shows the example of the store database. It is a figure which shows the example of the local specialty dish database. It is a functional block diagram of a server processing part. It is an operation flowchart of the specialty store determination process. It is a schematic diagram which shows the schematic structure of the user terminal. It is a functional block diagram of a user processing part. It is a figure which shows the example of the search screen. It is a figure which shows the example of the store information screen. It is a figure which shows another example of a store database. It is a figure which shows the example of the local specialty food database. It is a figure which shows the example of the menu information screen.

Hereinafter, the server control method, the server, and the server control program will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the drawings or embodiments described below.

The server of the first embodiment includes a memory in which a regional specialty food database and a store database are stored. In the regional specialty food database, specialty menus or specialty ingredients are associated with each region. Further, in the store database, at least the location information indicating the location of the store is associated with the store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu for each store. If the menu or ingredient associated with the store in the store database corresponds to the specialty menu or ingredient associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty food database, the server selects the store. Judged as a specialty store. As a result, the server of the present disclosure can appropriately determine the type of store.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an outline of operation of the information providing system 1 of the first embodiment.

In the information providing system 1, the server 2 according to the present embodiment stores the regional specialty food database and the store database in the memory. The regional specialty food database is an example of a regional specialty database. In the regional specialty food database, the specialty menu "Turkish rice" is associated with the region "Nagasaki prefecture", and the specialty menu "Unaju" is associated with the region "Aichi prefecture". In the store database, "Minato-ku, Tokyo" and menu "Turkish rice" "Champon" "Sara udon" are located in "Store A", and "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" and menu "Unaju" are located in "Store B". "Katsudon" is associated with each other.

The menu "Unaju" associated with "Store B" in the store database is a specialty menu associated with the area "Aichi Prefecture" corresponding to the location "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" in the regional specialty food database. Applicable. At this time, the server 2 determines that the "store B" is a specialty store.

By operating in this way, the information providing system 1 including the server 2 according to the present embodiment can appropriately determine the type of the store.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information providing system.

The information providing system 1 has a server 2 and a user terminal 3. In the information providing system 1, the server 2 and the user terminal 3 are communicably connected to each other via the communication network 4.

The communication network 4 is, for example, the Internet on which communication is performed by TCP / IP (Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol). The devices communicating by the communication network 4 are connected by wire or wirelessly. The wireless connection may be, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) connection such as IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) 802.11ac. The communication network 4 may include a radio base station (not shown) that provides a wireless WAN (Wide Area Network) connection such as a so-called 5G (5th Generation) or 4G (4th Generation) line.

FIG. 3 is an operation sequence diagram of information provision processing in the information provision system 1.

The user terminal 3 transmits a search condition to the server 2 via the communication network 4 (step S1). The server 2 specifies the store information corresponding to the received search condition (step S2), and transmits the specified store information to the user terminal 3 via the communication network 4 (step S3). The user terminal 3 displays the received store information (step S4).

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the server 2.

The server 2 connects to the user terminal 3 via the communication network 4 and transmits the specified store information to the user terminal 3 based on the search request received from the user terminal 3. Therefore, the server 2 includes a server communication unit 21, a server storage unit 22, and a server processing unit 23.

The server communication unit 21 is an example of a communication interface, and has a circuit for connecting the server 2 to the communication network 4. The server communication unit 21 supplies the data received from the user terminal 3 or the like to the server processing unit 23. Further, the server communication unit 21 transmits the data supplied from the server processing unit 23 to the user terminal 3 and the like.

The server storage unit 22 is an example of a memory, and includes, for example, at least one of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The server storage unit 22 stores the store database 221 and the regional specialty food database 222 as data. In addition, the server storage unit 22 stores driver programs, operating system programs, application programs, data, and the like used for processing by the server processing unit 23. The various programs may be installed in the server storage unit 22 from a computer-readable portable recording medium using a known setup program or the like. The computer-readable portable recording medium is, for example, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory), a DVD-ROM (DVD Read-Only Memory), or the like.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the store database 221.

The store database 221 is stored in a predetermined storage area in the server storage unit 22 managed by the relational database management system (RDBMS) executed by the server processing unit 23.

In the store database 221, store information including at least the location information indicating the location of the store and the menu provided at the store is associated with each store. For example, in the store database 221 shown in FIG. 5, "Minato-ku, Tokyo" and the menus "Turkish rice", "Champon", and "Sara udon" are located in "Store A", and "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" is located in "Store B". And the menus "Katsudon" and "Unaju" are associated with each other. Further, in the store database 221 shown in FIG. 5, "store A" is not associated with information indicating that it is a "specialty offering store" (specialty offering store flag), and "store B" has a specialty offering store flag. Be associated.

In the store database 221, the association between the store and the location and the menu is set according to the reception of the information input of the store person in charge to the store terminal or the like (not shown). Further, in the store database 221, the specialty store flag is set by the specialty store determination process executed by the server processing unit 23. The details of the specialty store determination process will be described later.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a regional specialty food database.

The regional specialty food database 222, which is an example of the regional specialty database, is stored in a predetermined storage area in the server storage unit 22 managed by the RDBMS executed by the server processing unit 23.

In the regional specialty food database 222, specialty menus are associated with each region. For example, in the regional specialty food database 222 shown in FIG. 6, the specialty menu "Turkish rice" is associated with the region "Nagasaki Prefecture" and the specialty menu "Unaju" is associated with the region "Aichi Prefecture". In the regional specialty dish database 222, the association of the regional specialty menu for each region is set by the server administrator.

Further, the server 2 may set the association between the area and the specialty menu based on the relationship between the position and the menu in the store information stored in association with the store in the store database 221. For example, when the ratio of store information associated with the menu "Turkish rice" in the area "Nagasaki prefecture" is remarkably large, the server 2 may associate the menu "Turkish rice" with the area "Nagasaki prefecture".

The location of the store included in the store database 221 is associated with the region included in the regional specialty food database 222 by a place name database (not shown) that associates the location with the region. The place name database is stored in the server storage unit 22. Further, the place name database may be stored in an information processing device connected to the communication network 4 other than the server 2. Further, the server 2 extracts a part of the character string (for example, the first three characters) stored in the store database 221 as the location of the store, and extracts the character string corresponding to the area included in the regional specialty food database 222. It may be treated as.

The server processing unit 23 includes one or more processors and peripheral circuits thereof. The server processing unit 23 comprehensively controls the overall operation of the server 2, and is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The server processing unit 23 controls the operation of the server communication unit 21 and the like so that various processes of the server 2 are executed by appropriate means based on the program and the like stored in the server storage unit 22. The server processing unit 23 executes processing based on a program (operating system program, driver program, application program, etc.) stored in the server storage unit 22. Further, the server processing unit 23 can execute a plurality of programs (application programs and the like) in parallel.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the server processing unit 23.

The server processing unit 23 has a determination unit 231, a store identification unit 232, and a store information transmission unit 233. Each of these units included in the server processing unit 23 is a functional module implemented by a program executed on the processor included in the server processing unit 23. Alternatively, each of these units included in the server processing unit 23 may be mounted on the server 2 as an independent integrated circuit, microprocessor, or firmware.

The determination unit 231 executes the specialty store determination process. The specialty store determination process is a process of determining whether or not each store stored in the store database 221 is a specialty store.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the specialty store determination process. The determination unit 231 executes the specialty store determination process according to the following flowchart for the store when the store information in the store database 221 is updated. In addition, the determination unit 231 executes the specialty store determination process according to the following flowchart for each store stored in the store database 221 when the regional specialty food database 222 is updated.

First, in the determination unit 231, the menu or ingredient associated with the store in the store database 221 corresponds to the specialty menu or ingredient associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty food database 222. It is determined whether or not to do so (step S11).

When it is determined that the menu or ingredient associated with the store is a specialty menu or specialty ingredient (step S11: Y), the determination unit 231 determines that the store is a specialty store (step S12), and determines the specialty store. End the process. The determination unit 231 associates the specialty store flag with the store information corresponding to the store in the store database 221 in response to the determination of the specialty store.

When it is determined that the menu or ingredient associated with the store is not a specialty menu or specialty ingredient (step S11: N), the determination unit 231 ends the specialty store determination process. In this case, when the specialty store flag is associated with the store information corresponding to the store in the store database 221, the determination unit 231 may delete the association.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of the user terminal 3.

The user terminal 3 communicates with the server 2 via the communication network 4. The user terminal 3 transmits a search request signal and receives store information in response to a user input operation of the user terminal 3. Therefore, the user terminal 3 includes a user communication unit 31, a user storage unit 32, a user operation unit 33, a user display unit 34, and a user processing unit 35.

In the present embodiment, a multifunctional mobile phone is assumed as the user terminal 3, but the embodiment is not limited to this. The user terminal 3 is, for example, information on a personal computer, a mobile phone (so-called "feature phone"), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable game machine, a portable music player, a tablet terminal, a tablet PC, a notebook PC, and the like. It may be a processing device.

The user communication unit 31 includes a communication interface circuit and connects the user terminal 3 to the communication network 4. The user communication unit 31 transmits the data supplied from the user processing unit 35 to the server 2 or the like via the communication network 4. Further, the user communication unit 31 supplies the data received from the server 2 or the like to the user processing unit 35 via the communication network 4.

The user storage unit 32 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory device. The user storage unit 32 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the user processing unit 35. For example, the user storage unit 32 stores, as a driver program, an input device driver program that controls the user operation unit 33, an output device driver program that controls the user display unit 34, and the like. Further, the user storage unit 32 stores, as an application program, a screen display program or the like for transmitting a search request and displaying the received store information. Further, the user storage unit 32 may temporarily store temporary data related to a predetermined process.

The user operation unit 33 may be any device as long as the user terminal 3 can be operated, and is, for example, a touch panel arranged so as to be superimposed on the user display unit 34. The user can input characters, numbers, symbols, etc. using the user operation unit 33. When the user operation unit 33 is operated by the user, the user operation unit 33 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the user processing unit 35 as a user's instruction.

The user display unit 34 may be any device as long as it can display an image, an image, or the like, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, or the like. The user display unit 34 displays a video corresponding to the video data supplied from the user processing unit 35, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like.

The user processing unit 35 includes one or more processors and peripheral circuits thereof. The user processing unit 35 is, for example, a CPU and controls the overall operation of the user terminal 3 in an integrated manner. The user processing unit 35 displays the user communication unit 31 and the user so that various processes of the user terminal 3 are appropriately executed based on a program stored in the user storage unit 32, an operation on the user operation unit 33, and the like. Controls the operation of the unit 34 and the like. The user processing unit 35 executes processing based on the program stored in the user storage unit 32. Further, the user processing unit 35 can execute a plurality of programs (application programs and the like) in parallel.

FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram of the user processing unit 35.

The user processing unit 35 includes at least a user browsing execution unit 351. The user browsing execution unit 351 is a functional module realized by a program executed by the processor included in the user processing unit 35. Alternatively, the user browsing execution unit 351 may be mounted on the user terminal 3 as firmware.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a search screen.

In the search screen 341, the user browsing execution unit 351 responds to a predetermined operation on the user operation unit 33 by the user of the user terminal 3 (for example, tapping the application icon on the menu screen displayed on the user display unit 34). This is a screen to be displayed on the display unit 34. For example, the user browsing execution unit 351 requests a search screen information for displaying a search screen on the server 2 via the user communication unit 31 and the communication network 4 in response to a predetermined operation on the user operation unit 33. Send a signal. Based on the search screen information received from the server 2 via the communication network 4 and the user communication unit 31, the user browsing execution unit 351 causes the user display unit 34 to display the search screen 341. The search screen 341 has a search area input field 3411, a specialty store designation field 3412, and a decision button 3413.

The search area input field 3411 is a field for inputting the range of the location information of the store to be searched. In the example of FIG. 11, the search area is designated as a range of a predetermined distance centered on the current position of the user terminal 3. The range within 10 minutes on foot corresponds to the range of about 700 m centered on the current position, for example, according to the conversion formula of 1 minute = about 70 m. The search area may be designated by a place name, a station name, or the like, regardless of a method other than the range of a predetermined distance centered on the current position.

A drop-down list for selecting and inputting a search area is displayed in the vicinity of the search area input field 3411 in response to a predetermined operation (for example, tapping) on the drop-down icon at the right end of the search area input field 3411. The user inputs the desired number in the search area input field 3411 by selecting the desired number from the drop-down list. Further, the search area input field 3411 may be configured so that a character string for designating an area can be directly input by a software keyboard or the like superimposed on the search screen 341.

The specialty store designation column 3412 is a column for designating that the search target is limited to the specialty store. In response to a predetermined operation (for example, tap) on a part of the specialty store designation field 3412 (for example, the leftmost box), the designation and cancellation of the search limited to the specialty store is repeated. The search screen 341 of FIG. 11 has a check mark displayed in the leftmost box of the specialty store designation field 3412, and corresponds to a state in which a search limited to the specialty store is specified.

The search screen 341 may have a column for specifying other conditions. For example, the search screen 341 may have columns for designating the genre of the store, the number of people desired to enter the store, the date and time of entering the store, the budget, and the like.

The decision button 3413 is a button for confirming the search condition displayed on the search screen 341. When the user operation unit 33 accepts a predetermined operation (tap or the like) of the user with respect to the enter button 3413, the user browsing execution unit 351 transmits a search request to the server 2 via the user communication unit 31 and the communication network 4. The search request includes the presence / absence of designation of the search area and the specialty store provided in the search area input field 3411.

In such a search screen, when the user operation unit 33 accepts a predetermined operation of the user with respect to the enter button 3413, the user browsing execution unit 351 transmits a search request to the server 2 via the user communication unit 31.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a store information screen.

The store information screen 342 is a screen that the user browsing execution unit 351 of the user terminal 3 displays on the user display unit 34 based on the store information received from the server 2. The store information screen 342 has a store information display area 3421 and a store information display area 3422.

In the store information display area 3421, information based on the store information corresponding to the store B is displayed. When the user of the user terminal 3 performs a predetermined operation such as tapping on the image displayed in the store information display area 3421 or the store name area, the user browsing execution unit 351 via the user communication unit 31 and the communication network 4. , Sends a request signal requesting detailed information about the store B to the server 2. Then, the user browsing execution unit 351 receives detailed information about the store B from the server 2 via the communication network 4 and the user communication unit 31, and displays it on the user display unit 34.

The store information display area 3421 includes a menu display button 3421a. When the user of the user terminal 3 performs a predetermined operation such as tapping the menu display button 3421a, the user browsing execution unit 351 requests a menu list screen of the store displayed in the store information display area 3421. The request signal is transmitted to the reservation management server via the user communication unit 31 and the communication network 4. When the server 2 receives the menu list screen request signal, the server 2 creates menu list screen information for displaying a list of menus associated with the store in the store database 221 and transmits the menu list screen information to the user terminal 3.

Further, the store information display area 3421 includes a reservation button 3421b. When the user of the user terminal 3 performs a predetermined operation such as tapping the reservation button 3421b, the user browsing execution unit 351 sends a reservation request signal requesting a reservation according to the search conditions included in the search request to the user communication unit. It is transmitted to the reservation management server via 31 and the communication network 4.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which a store information display area 3422 similar to the store information display area 3421 is displayed for a store C different from the store B. The number of store information display areas displayed on the store information screen is not limited to 2 in this embodiment, and may be 1 or 3 or more. Further, when all the store information display areas cannot be displayed on the display of the user display unit 34, the user browsing execution unit 351 may display the store information screen in a scrollable manner.

The store B in which the store information is displayed in the store information display area 3421 is a specialty store. On the other hand, the store C in which the store information is displayed in the store information display area 3422 is not a specialty store. The store information screen 342 in which the specialty store and the store other than the specialty store coexist is displayed when the search limited to the specialty store is not specified.

At this time, the store information of the store C, which is not a specialty store, is displayed in a form different from the store information of the store B, which is a specialty store. In the example of FIG. 12, the store information display area 3422 does not include the display of "There is a specialty!", Which indicates that the displayed store is a specialty store. Further, the display of the store name "store C" in the store information display area 3422 is not bold unlike the display of the store name "store B" in the store information display area 3421. Further, the outer frame line of the store information display area 3422 is thinner than the outer frame line of the store information display area 3421. In addition, on the store information screen, the display mode such as the color of the display area and the area of the display area may be different between the specialty store and the non-specialty store.

The information providing system 1 of the present disclosure controls the server so as to appropriately provide the store information to the user by adopting the above-described configuration. According to the information providing system 1 of the present disclosure, it is possible to reduce the amount of communication between the server 2 and the user terminal 3 and the processing time in the server 2 required to obtain desired store information, so that efficient information processing can be performed. It will be possible.

According to the modification, the determination unit 231 provides a specific specialty store based on the number of menus or ingredients corresponding to the specialty menu or specialty ingredients among the menus or ingredients associated with the store in the store database 221. Judge as a store.

For example, it is assumed that the server storage unit 22 stores "10%" in advance as a threshold value for the menu rate of stores offering specific specialties. Then, it is assumed that 12% of the menus associated with the store D in the store database 221 are specialty dishes. At this time, the determination unit 231 determines that the store D is a store that provides a specific specialty. Then, the determination unit 231 associates the store information corresponding to the store D with the specific specialty store flag.

According to a different modification, if the menu associated with the store is a specialty menu and the ingredients used in the menu correspond to the specialty ingredients, the determination unit 231 determines that the store is a specialty food food offering store. You may. In this case, the store database 221 includes the menu and the ingredients used in the menu as the store information. In addition, the regional specialty food database 222 associates specialty menus and specialty ingredients with each region. The determination unit 231 associates the store information of the store determined to be the specialty food food offering store with the specialty food food provision store flag.

Next, the server according to the second embodiment will be described. The server according to the second embodiment includes a memory and a communication interface in which a regional specialty database and a store database are stored. The server receives a list request including a store designation from the user terminal via the communication interface. The server sends a list screen of menus or ingredients stored in the store database in association with the designated store to the user terminal. On the list screen, the foodstuff corresponding to the specialty menu or the specialty foodstuff is displayed in a mode different from that of other menus or foodstuffs.

Since the server and the user terminal including the server according to the second embodiment have the same hardware configuration as the server 2 and the user terminal 3 according to the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. In the server according to the second embodiment, the store database 223 and the regional specialty food database 224 are stored in the memory.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing another example of the store database.

In the store database 223, which is another example of the store database, the location information is associated with the ingredients used in the menu provided at the store for each store. In the store database 223, the ingredients "pork (Yamagata prefecture Sangen pork)" and "rice (Aichi prefecture Aichi no Kaori)" used in "Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture" and the menu "Katsudon" are located in "Store B". Is associated. "Store B" is further associated with the ingredients "eel (produced in Isshiki-cho, Aichi)" and "rice (produced in Aichi, Aichi)" used in the menu "unaju". In addition, in the store database 223, the ingredients "rice (Aichi no Kaori)" used for the menu "Katsudon" and the ingredients "eel (Isshikicho Isshiki)" "rice" used for the menu "Unagi" (Aichi no Kaori from Aichi Prefecture) ”is associated with the specialty food flag. The specialty food ingredient flag is set by the determination unit 231 executing the same process as the specialty store determination process.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a regional specialty food database.

In the regional specialty food database 224, which is another example of the regional specialty database, specialty foods are associated with each region. For example, in the regional specialty food database 224 shown in FIG. 14, the region "Aichi Prefecture" is associated with the specialty foods "rice (Aichi Kaori from Aichi Prefecture)" and "eel (Isshiki Town, Aichi Prefecture)". In the regional specialty food database 224, the association of specialty foods for each region is set by the server administrator.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a menu list screen.

When the server of the second embodiment receives the menu list screen request signal from the user terminal 3, it creates the menu list screen information for displaying the menu list screen 343 and transmits it to the user terminal 3. The menu list screen 343 has a menu display area 3431 and a menu display area 3432.

In the menu display area 3431, the ingredients "Sangen pork (produced in Yamagata prefecture)" and "Hikari Aichi (produced in Aichi prefecture)" of the menu "Katsudon" associated with the store B are displayed. The ingredient "Sangen pork (produced in Yamagata prefecture)" does not correspond to the specialty ingredient, and the ingredient "Hikari Aichi (produced in Aichi prefecture)" corresponds to the specialty ingredient. Ingredients that correspond to specialty ingredients are displayed in a different manner from other ingredients.

In the example of FIG. 15, in the menu display area 3431, the display of the food material “Aichi no Hikari (produced in Aichi Prefecture)” is in bold, unlike the display of the food material “Sangen pork (produced in Yamagata Prefecture)”. In addition, the bullet "●" of the ingredient "Aichi no Hikari (produced in Aichi Prefecture)" is different from the bullet "・" of the ingredient "Sangen pork (produced in Yamagata Prefecture)".

Further, on the menu list screen 343, the menu "Unaju" corresponding to the specialty menu is displayed in a different manner from the menu "Katsudon" which does not correspond to the specialty menu.

In the menu display area 3432, the ingredients "eel (produced in Isshiki-cho, Aichi prefecture)" and "Hikari Aichi (produced in Aichi prefecture)" of the menu "unaju" associated with the store B are displayed.

In the example of FIG. 15, the menu display area 3432 includes a display of "specialty menu" indicating that the displayed menu is a special item menu. Further, the display of the menu name "Unaju" in the menu display area 3432 is bold unlike the display of the menu name "Katsudon" in the menu display area 3431. Further, the outer frame line of the menu display area 3432 is thicker than the outer frame line of the menu display area 3431. In addition, on the menu list screen, the display mode such as the color of the display area and the area of the display area may be different between the specialty menu and the menu that is not the specialty menu.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, substitutions and modifications can be made to this without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 Information provision system 2 Server 231 Judgment unit 232 Store identification unit 233 Store information transmission unit 3 User terminal 4 Communication network

Claims (10)

It is a control method of a server equipped with memory.
In the memory
A regional specialty database that associates specialty menus or specialty ingredients with each region,
For each store, at least a store database that associates location information indicating the location of the store with store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu is stored.
The server
If the menu or ingredient associated with the store in the store database corresponds to the specialty menu or ingredient associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database, the store is provided as a specialty. Judge as a store,
How to control the server, including that. The server
With more communication interface
A store search request including the designation of a geographical range is received from the user terminal via the communication interface, and the store search request is received.
Identify the stores that are included in the received geographical range of the location information stored in the store database.
Among the specified stores, the search result screen information for displaying the search result screen for displaying the store information of the store determined to be the specialty store is transmitted to the user terminal.
The server control method according to claim 1. In the transmission
The search result screen information displays the store information other than the stores determined to be the specialty store among the specified stores in a manner different from the store information of the store determined to be the specialty store. Information for displaying,
The server control method according to claim 2. The server
Among the menus or ingredients associated with the store in the store database, the specialty store is determined to be a specific specialty store based on the number of menus or ingredients corresponding to the specialty menu or the specialty ingredients.
The server control method according to any one of claims 1-3. The regional specialty database associates the specialty menu and the specialty ingredients with each region.
The store information includes the location information, the menu, and the ingredients used in the menu.
The server
The menu associated with the store in the store database corresponds to the specialty menu associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database, and the ingredients used in the menu are If the store corresponds to the specialty foods associated with the area corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database, the store is determined to be a specialty food food offering store.
The server control method according to any one of claims 1-4. A method of controlling a server that has a memory and communication interface.
In the memory
A regional specialty database that associates specialty menus or specialty ingredients with each region,
For each store, at least a store database that associates location information indicating the location of the store with store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu is stored.
The server
A list request including the designation of the store is received from the user terminal via the communication interface, and the list request is received.
Of the menus or ingredients stored in the store database in association with the designated store, the specialty menus or specialties associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the designated store in the regional specialty database. Sending list screen display information for displaying a list screen for displaying ingredients corresponding to ingredients in a manner different from other menus or ingredients to the user terminal.
How to control the server, including that. A regional specialty database that associates specialty menus or specialty ingredients with each region,
For each store, a memory that stores at least a store database that associates location information indicating the location of the store with store information including a menu provided at the store or ingredients used in the menu, and
With a processor,
The processor
If the menu or ingredient associated with the store in the store database corresponds to the specialty menu or ingredient associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database, the store is provided as a specialty. Judge as a store,
A server that is configured to Communication interface and
A store that includes a regional specialty database that associates specialty menus or specialty ingredients for each region, and for each store, at least location information indicating the location of the store and the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu. A memory that stores the store database that associates information, and
With a processor,
The processor
A list request including the designation of the store is received from the user terminal via the communication interface, and the list request is received.
Of the menus or ingredients stored in the store database in association with the designated store, the specialty menus or specialties associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the designated store in the regional specialty database. Sending list screen display information for displaying a list screen for displaying ingredients corresponding to ingredients in a manner different from other menus or ingredients to the user terminal.
A server that is configured to A server control program with memory
In the memory
A regional specialty database that associates specialty menus or specialty ingredients with each region,
For each store, at least a store database that associates location information indicating the location of the store with store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu is stored.
To the server
If the menu or ingredient associated with the store in the store database corresponds to the specialty menu or ingredient associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the store in the regional specialty database, the store is provided as a specialty. Judge as a store,
A server control program that lets you do things. A server control program that has a memory and communication interface.
In the memory
A regional specialty database that associates specialty menus or specialty ingredients with each region,
For each store, at least a store database that associates location information indicating the location of the store with store information including the menu provided at the store or the ingredients used in the menu is stored.
To the server
A list request including the designation of the store is received from the user terminal via the communication interface, and the list request is received.
Of the menus or ingredients stored in the store database in association with the designated store, the specialty menus or specialties associated with the region corresponding to the location information associated with the designated store in the regional specialty database. Sending list screen display information for displaying a list screen for displaying ingredients corresponding to ingredients in a manner different from other menus or ingredients to the user terminal.
A server control program that lets you do things.

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