JP2022037123A - Information processing apparatus and processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus and a processing method which helps a customer to purchase, at a shop, cooking materials for necessary persons.

SOLUTION: The present invention is directed to a purchase support system having a processing apparatus and a terminal apparatus. The processing apparatus 10 has an acquiring unit 11 for acquiring, from the terminal apparatus, cooking information indicating materials necessary for a cuisine and their amounts or designated information designating a cuisine, a storing unit 12 for storing article information regarding an article sold at a shop, a generating unit 13 for generating support information for use in supporting shopping at the shop based on the cooking information or the designated information and the article information, and a transmitting unit 14 for transmitting the support information to the terminal apparatus.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a processing method.

Patent Document 1 discloses a shopping cart having a display device for displaying a product to be purchased, a display position of the product, the shortest shopping route, etc., based on a product list describing the product to be purchased by a shopper.

Patent Document 2 describes a means for writing shopping information about ingredients necessary for a cooking menu desired by a purchaser on an electronic tag provided on a portable item carried by the purchaser, and reading the shopping information from the electronic tag. It discloses a device having a means for notifying a purchaser of ingredients to be purchased at a sales corner based on shopping information.

Patent Document 3 is a system that confirms whether the constituent food information is included in the prohibited food data based on the constituent food information of the food attached to the food and the ingestion prohibited food data, and issues a warning if it is included. It has been disclosed.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-56067 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-21604 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2008-15785

An object of the present invention is to assist the shopping of dishes for a required number of people.

According to the present invention
Cooking information showing the ingredients and quantity required for cooking, or acquisition means to acquire designated information for designating food from the terminal device, and
A storage means for storing product information about products sold in stores,
A generation means for generating auxiliary information for assisting shopping at a store based on the cooking information or the designated information and the product information.
A transmission means for transmitting the auxiliary information to the terminal device, and
An information processing device having the above is provided.

Further, according to the present invention,
The computer
Remember the product information about the products sold in the store,
The acquisition process of acquiring cooking information indicating the ingredients and quantity required for cooking, or designated information for designating food from the terminal device, and
A generation process for generating auxiliary information for assisting shopping at a store based on the cooking information or the designated information and the product information.
A transmission step of transmitting the auxiliary information to the terminal device, and
Is provided with a processing method to execute.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention.
Computer,
Cooking information showing the ingredients and quantity required for cooking, or acquisition means to acquire designated information for designating food from the terminal device,
A storage means for storing product information about products sold in stores,
A generation means for generating auxiliary information for assisting shopping at a store based on the cooking information or the designated information and the product information.
A transmission means for transmitting the auxiliary information to the terminal device,
A program is provided that functions as.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention.
Cooking information showing the ingredients and quantity required for cooking, or acquisition means to acquire designated information to specify the dish, and
A transmission means for transmitting the cooking information or the designated information to the information processing device, and
A receiving means for receiving product information about a product sold at a store and auxiliary information generated based on the cooking information or the designated information to assist shopping at the store from the information processing device.
An output means for outputting the auxiliary information and
A terminal device having the above is provided.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention.
The computer
Cooking information showing the ingredients and quantity required for cooking, or the acquisition process to acquire designated information to specify the dish, and
A transmission step of transmitting the cooking information or the designated information to the information processing device, and
A receiving process for receiving product information about products sold at a store and auxiliary information for assisting shopping at the store generated based on the cooking information or the designated information from the information processing device.
The output process that outputs the auxiliary information and
Is provided with a processing method to execute.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention.
Computer,
Cooking information showing the ingredients and quantity required for cooking, or acquisition means to acquire designated information to specify the dish,
A transmission means for transmitting the cooking information or the designated information to the information processing device,
A receiving means for receiving product information about a product sold at a store and auxiliary information generated based on the cooking information or the designated information to assist shopping at the store from the information processing device.
An output means for outputting the auxiliary information,
A program is provided that functions as.

Further, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shopping assistance system including the information processing device and the terminal device.

According to the present invention, it is possible to assist the shopping of dishes for a required number of people.

The above-mentioned objectives and other objectives, features and advantages are further clarified by the preferred embodiments described below and the accompanying drawings below.

It is a figure which shows typically an example of the medium provided in the store which uses the shopping assistance system of this embodiment. It is an example of the functional block diagram of the shopping assistance system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware composition of the apparatus of this embodiment. It is an example of the functional block diagram of the terminal apparatus of this embodiment. It is an example of the functional block diagram of the processing apparatus of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the product information of this embodiment schematically. It is a figure which shows an example of the cooking information of this embodiment schematically. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the processing flow of the shopping assistance system of this embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the processing flow of the shopping assistance system of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the alternative information of this embodiment schematically.

<First Embodiment>
First, the outline of the shopping assistance system of the present embodiment will be described. The shopping assistance system of this embodiment is used in a grocery store such as a supermarket.

In a store using the shopping assistance system of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of media having designated information for designating dishes and the number of people are installed. One medium has one designated piece of information with one dish and one designated number of people.

The medium may be a storage medium such as an electronic tag (electronic card). In this case, the designated information is stored in the storage medium. In addition, the medium may be a print medium (eg, a paper medium) on which a code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code is printed. In this case, the printed code indicates the specified information.

Shoppers who come to the store acquire a medium corresponding to the desired food and number of people. For example, a shopper who comes to buy ingredients for making yakisoba for 4 servings acquires a medium corresponding to "yakisoba: 4 servings".

Then, the shopper inputs the designated information contained in the medium into the terminal device. For example, the terminal device may have a function of wirelessly communicating with a storage medium such as an electronic tag and acquiring designated information stored in the storage medium. In addition, the terminal device may have a reader function for reading a code such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code.

The terminal device may be a dedicated terminal attached to the cart of the store. In addition, the terminal device may be a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet, or a mobile phone owned by each shopper. A dedicated application for using the shopping assistance system of the present embodiment may be installed in the mobile terminal.

The terminal device to which the designated information is input transmits the designated information to the designated server. The server stores a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people. In addition, the server stores product information about products sold in stores. Based on this information, the server generates auxiliary information that assists in shopping at the store. Specifically, it generates auxiliary information that assists in buying ingredients for making dishes specified by the specified information for a specified number of people at the store. Then, the server returns the generated auxiliary information to the terminal device.

The terminal device outputs the auxiliary information received from the server to the user. For example, the terminal device displays auxiliary information on the display. The shopper makes a purchase at the store while using the auxiliary information.

Next, the configuration of the device included in the shopping assistance system of the present embodiment will be described in detail. FIG. 2 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the shopping assistance system. As shown in the figure, the shopping assistance system 1 has a processing device 10 and a terminal device 20. The processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 are configured to be able to communicate with each other by wire and / or wirelessly.

Here, an example of the hardware configuration of the processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 will be described. Each part of each of the processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) of an arbitrary computer, a memory, a program loaded into the memory, and a storage unit such as a hard disk for storing the program (stage of shipping the device in advance). In addition to the programs stored from, it can also store programs downloaded from storage media such as CDs (Compact Discs) and servers on the Internet), any hardware and software centered on the network connection interface. It is realized by the combination. And, it is understood by those skilled in the art that there are various variations in the method of realizing the device and the device.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of each of the processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, each of the processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 has a processor 1A, a memory 2A, an input / output interface 3A, a peripheral circuit 4A, and a bus 5A. The peripheral circuit 4A includes various modules. It is not necessary to have the peripheral circuit 4A.

The bus 5A is a data transmission path for the processor 1A, the memory 2A, the peripheral circuit 4A, and the input / output interface 3A to transmit and receive data to each other. The processor 1A is, for example, an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The memory 2A is, for example, a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The input / output interface 3A is an interface for acquiring information from an input device (eg, keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc.), an external device, an external server, an external sensor, etc., and an output device (eg, display, speaker, printer, mailer). Etc.), including interfaces for outputting information to external devices, external servers, etc. The processor 1A can issue a command to each module and perform a calculation based on the calculation result thereof.

Next, the functional configurations of the processing device 10 and the terminal device 20 will be described. FIG. 4 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the terminal device 20. As shown in the figure, the terminal device 20 includes an acquisition unit 21, a transmission unit 22, a reception unit 23, and an output unit 24.

The acquisition unit 21 acquires the designated information specifying the food and the number of people from at least one of the plurality of media. As described above, the medium is a storage medium that stores designated information or a print medium on which a code indicating the designated information is printed.

The terminal device 20 may have a function of wirelessly communicating with a storage medium such as an electronic tag and acquiring designated information stored in the storage medium. In this case, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the designated information from the storage medium by wireless communication. In addition, the terminal device 20 may have a reader function for reading a code such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code. In this case, the acquisition unit 21 acquires the designated information by reading the code with the reader.

The transmission unit 22 transmits the designated information acquired by the acquisition unit 21 to the processing device 10.

The receiving unit 23 receives auxiliary information from the processing device 10.

The output unit 24 outputs the auxiliary information received by the reception unit 23. The output unit 24 can realize the output of auxiliary information via any output device such as a display, a speaker, and a projector.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a functional block diagram of the processing device 10. As shown in the figure, the processing device 10 includes an acquisition unit 11, a storage unit 12, a generation unit 13, and a transmission unit 14.

The acquisition unit 11 acquires the designated information transmitted from the terminal device 20.

The storage unit 12 stores product information related to products sold in the store. FIG. 6 schematically shows an example of product information. The illustrated product information indicates a product name, a quantity per purchase unit of each product, a price, an inventory status, a display location, an expiration date (eg, expiration date, expiration date), and the like. The product information may not have a part of the illustrated items, or may have other items.

The amount of each product per purchase unit may be indicated by one specific value, such as "potato (medium) (rose)" and "potato (medium) (bag)" shown in the figure (eg). 1 piece, 3 pieces), "Beef (domestic)", "Beef (overseas)" shown in the figure may be shown with a width (eg, XX g to XX g).

The price is the selling price of each product on that day. If a product whose selling price changes during the day is included due to a time sale or the like, the price of the product information may indicate the current selling price. That is, the price of the product information may be updated according to the change in the actual selling price. The price update of the product information may be realized based on the information of the POS (point of sales) system, or may be realized by the user input. Further, the price of each product may be indicated by one specific value (example: XX yen) or may be indicated with a range (example: XX yen to XX yen). For example, if the unit price (example: XX yen / g) is constant, but the amount of the product is different for each package (example: beef (domestic), beef (overseas), the price of the product information should be wide. Is shown.

The inventory status indicates the inventory status of each product at the present time. The inventory status may be indicated by two, "yes" and "none", or may be indicated by a specific numerical value such as "○○ pieces". The inventory status of the product information is updated according to the sale of the product on that day. The update of the inventory status of the product information may be realized based on the information of the POS system, or may be realized by the user input.

The display place indicates the display place of each product in the store. For example, it may be indicated by an area number, aisle number, shelf number, or the like.

In addition, the storage unit 12 stores a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people. One dish information corresponds to one dish and one number of people. FIG. 7 schematically shows an example of cooking information. The amount of each material may be indicated by one specific value (eg, XX) or may be shown with a width as shown (eg, XX to XX). ).

Returning to FIG. 5, the generation unit 13 generates auxiliary information for assisting shopping at the store based on the designated information acquired by the acquisition unit 11 and the product information stored by the storage unit 12. For example, the generation unit 13 acquires the food information designated by the designated information and the food information corresponding to the number of people from the storage unit 12. Then, the generation unit 13 generates auxiliary information based on the cooking information and the product information.

Auxiliary information is information that assists shopping at a store. Specifically, the auxiliary information is information that assists in buying ingredients for making dishes designated by the designated information for a designated number of people at the store. Specific examples of the auxiliary information will be described in the following embodiments.

The transmission unit 14 transmits the auxiliary information generated by the generation unit 13 to the terminal device 20.

Next, an example of the processing flow of the shopping assistance system 1 will be described. FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the processing flow of the processing device 10 and the terminal device 20.

In S10, the acquisition unit 21 of the terminal device 20 acquires the designated information from at least one medium.

For example, a shopper who comes to a store acquires a medium corresponding to a desired dish and number of people. For example, a shopper who comes to buy ingredients for making yakisoba for 4 servings acquires a medium corresponding to "yakisoba: 4 servings". The medium is displayed on a display shelf, for example, as shown in FIG.

Then, the shopper inputs the designated information contained in the medium into the terminal device 20. For example, the shopper wirelessly communicates between the medium (storage medium) and the terminal device 20, or causes the terminal device 20 to read the code printed on the medium (printing medium). By this operation, the acquisition unit 21 of the terminal device 20 can acquire the designated information.

In S11, the transmission unit 22 of the terminal device 20 transmits the designated information acquired in S10 to the processing device 10. Then, the acquisition unit 11 of the processing device 10 acquires the designated information.

In S12, the generation unit 13 of the processing device 10 acquires the cooking information corresponding to the food and the number of people specified by the designated information acquired in S11 from the storage unit 12 of the processing device 10. As shown in FIG. 7, the storage unit 12 stores a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people. For example, when "yakisoba: 4 servings" is specified in the designated information, the generation unit 13 acquires the corresponding cooking information from the storage unit 12.

In S13, the generation unit 13 generates auxiliary information based on the cooking information acquired in S12 and the product information. As shown in FIG. 6, the storage unit 12 stores product information related to products sold in stores. The product information indicates, for example, a product name, a quantity per purchase unit of each product, a price, an inventory status, a display location, an expiration date, and the like. The auxiliary information is information that assists shopping at a store, and specifically, information that assists the purchase of ingredients for making dishes designated by designated information for a designated number of people at the store.

In S14, the transmission unit 14 of the processing device 10 transmits the auxiliary information generated in S13 to the terminal device 20. Then, the receiving unit 23 of the terminal device 20 acquires the auxiliary information.

In S15, the output unit 24 of the terminal device 20 outputs the auxiliary information acquired in S14. For example, the auxiliary information is displayed on the display of the terminal device 20.

According to the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment described above, it is possible to provide the customer with assistance information to assist in buying the ingredients for making the dishes specified by the specified information for the specified number of people at the store. can. Then, the work performed by the customer to acquire the auxiliary information is only to select a medium corresponding to the desired dish and the number of people and input it to the terminal device 20.

As described above, according to the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment, a user-friendly service that can acquire useful information with a simple operation is realized.

<Second embodiment>
Hereinafter, the points different from the first embodiment will be described. In the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment, the medium has cooking information instead of designated information. One medium has one cooking information. For example, one medium has cooking information corresponding to the "curry (for one person)" in FIG. 7.

The acquisition unit 21 of the terminal device 20 acquires the cooking information from the medium. The means for acquiring information from the medium is the same as in the first embodiment. The transmission unit 22 of the terminal device 20 transmits the cooking information to the processing device 10. The functional configuration of the receiving unit 23 and the output unit 24 of the terminal device 20 is the same as that of the first embodiment.

The acquisition unit 11 of the processing device 10 acquires cooking information from the terminal device 20. The functional configuration of the storage unit 12 is the same as that of the first embodiment except that the cooking information does not have to be stored. The generation unit 13 generates auxiliary information based on the cooking information acquired by the acquisition unit 11 and the product information stored in the storage unit 12. The other functional configurations of the generation unit 13 and the functional configurations of the transmission unit 14 are the same as those of the first embodiment.

Next, an example of the processing flow of the shopping assistance system 1 will be described. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing an example of the processing flow of the processing device 10 and the terminal device 20.

In S20, the acquisition unit 21 of the terminal device 20 acquires cooking information from at least one medium.

For example, a shopper who comes to a store acquires a medium corresponding to a desired dish and number of people. For example, a shopper who comes to buy ingredients for making yakisoba for 4 servings acquires a medium corresponding to "yakisoba: 4 servings". The medium is displayed on a display shelf, for example, as shown in FIG.

Then, the shopper inputs the cooking information contained in the medium into the terminal device 20. For example, the shopper wirelessly communicates between the medium (storage medium) and the terminal device 20, or causes the terminal device 20 to read the code printed on the medium (printing medium). By this operation, the acquisition unit 21 of the terminal device 20 can acquire cooking information.

In S21, the transmission unit 22 of the terminal device 20 transmits the cooking information acquired in S20 to the processing device 10. Then, the acquisition unit 11 of the processing device 10 acquires the cooking information.

In S22, the generation unit 13 generates auxiliary information based on the cooking information acquired in S21 and the product information. As shown in FIG. 6, the storage unit 12 stores product information related to products sold in stores. The product information indicates, for example, a product name, a quantity per purchase unit of each product, a price, an inventory status, a display location, an expiration date, and the like. The auxiliary information is information that assists shopping at a store, and specifically, information that assists the purchase of ingredients for making dishes designated by designated information for a designated number of people at the store.

In S23, the transmission unit 14 of the processing device 10 transmits the auxiliary information generated in S22 to the terminal device 20. Then, the receiving unit 23 of the terminal device 20 acquires the auxiliary information.

In S24, the output unit 24 of the terminal device 20 outputs the auxiliary information acquired in S23. For example, the auxiliary information is displayed on the display of the terminal device 20.

According to the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment described above, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be realized.

<Third embodiment>
In the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment, the auxiliary information generated by the generation unit 13 of the processing device 10 is more embodied. Other configurations of the shopping assistance system 1 are the same as those of the first and second embodiments. Hereinafter, the differences from the first and second embodiments will be described in detail.

The generation unit 13 generates at least a part of the auxiliary information illustrated below.

"Auxiliary information 1"
The generation unit 13 can generate auxiliary information including the products to be purchased and the number of purchases of each product.

The cooking information (see FIG. 7) specifies the required ingredients and quantity. The generation unit 13 extracts a product corresponding to the required material from the product information (see FIG. 6) and determines the product to be purchased. Further, the generation unit 13 determines the number of purchased products based on the amount per purchase unit of each product indicated in the product information. The generation unit 13 can determine the number of purchases so as to be equal to or more than the required amount indicated by the cooking information. For example, the generation unit 13 may determine the minimum value among the number of purchases that is equal to or greater than the required amount indicated by the cooking information as the number of purchases.

In addition, when the amount per purchase unit is shown with a range like "beef (domestic)" and "beef (overseas)" in FIG. 6, the generation unit 13 is a representative value among them. The number of purchases can be determined by setting (maximum value, minimum value, median value, etc.) as the amount per purchase unit of the product. Further, as shown in the cooking information of FIG. 7, when the amount of each ingredient is shown with a range, the generation unit 13 has representative values (maximum value, minimum value, median value, etc.) among them. The number of purchases can be determined by using the above as the amount of the material.

According to the supplementary information, the customer can grasp the products to be purchased and the number of purchases in order to prepare the desired food for the desired number of people.

"Auxiliary information 2"
The generation unit 13 can generate auxiliary information including the display location of the purchased product, the expiration date of the purchased product, the inventory status of the purchased product, the price of the purchased product, and the like. These information can be obtained from the product information (see FIG. 6). The generation unit 13 may generate a map in the store that clearly indicates the display location as auxiliary information indicating the display location of the product to be purchased.

According to the supplementary information, the customer can grasp the display location of the purchased product, the expiration date of the purchased product, the inventory status of the purchased product, the price of the purchased product, and the like.

"Auxiliary information 3"
The generation unit 13 can generate the remaining planned amount calculated by subtracting the required amount from the amount for the number of purchases as auxiliary information. The amount for the number of purchases is calculated by (number of purchases) x (amount per purchase unit). The required amount is specified in the cooking information.

According to the supplementary information, the customer can shop according to the supplementary information and grasp the surplus products and quantity when the desired food is prepared for a desired number of people.

"Auxiliary information 4"
The generation unit 13 can generate auxiliary information that proposes a dish that can be prepared with each product for the remaining planned amount.

For example, the generation unit 13 may refer to a plurality of cooking information stored in the storage unit 12 and specify a dish and a number of people who satisfy the necessary ingredients and quantity for each product for the remaining planned amount. Then, the generation unit 13 may generate text such as "You can make XX for XX people with the surplus products" as auxiliary information.

The processing device 10 may propose a dish that can be prepared by adding other products to each product for the remaining planned amount. For example, the generation unit 13 refers to a plurality of cooking information stored in the storage unit 12, and specifies a dish and a number of people who include the product to be left as a necessary material and satisfy the required amount in the residual quantitative amount. You may. Then, the generation unit 13 may generate text such as "If you purchase additional XX, you can make XX for XX people using the surplus products" as auxiliary information. In this case, the generation unit 13 may calculate the total purchase amount (total purchase amount of the additionally purchased product) to be added and include it in the auxiliary information. In addition, the generation unit 13 may include the display location, expiration date, inventory status, price, and the like of the additionally purchased product in the auxiliary information. These information can be obtained from the product information (see FIG. 6).

According to the supplementary information, the customer can understand how to shop according to the supplementary information and effectively utilize the surplus products when the desired food is prepared for a desired number of people.

"Auxiliary information 5"
The generation unit 13 can generate auxiliary information including the expiration date of each product for the remaining planned amount. The information can be obtained from the product information (see FIG. 6).

According to the supplementary information, the customer can shop according to the supplementary information and grasp the expiration date of the surplus product when the desired food is prepared for a desired number of people.

"Auxiliary information 6"
The generation unit 13 can generate the auxiliary information including the total purchase amount when the products to be purchased determined by the generation unit 13 are purchased by the number of purchases determined by the generation unit 13. The calculation of the total purchase price can be realized by using the product information (see FIG. 6).

According to the supplementary information, the customer can grasp the total purchase amount when shopping is performed according to the supplementary information.

"Auxiliary information 7"
The generation unit 13 can generate auxiliary information including the purchase price per serving. The purchase price per serving can be calculated by dividing (the total purchase price when shopping according to the supplementary information) by (the number of people indicated in the cooking information).

According to the supplementary information, the customer can grasp the purchase price per serving when shopping is performed according to the supplementary information.

"Auxiliary information 8"
The generation unit 13 generates auxiliary information including a list of products that are similar to the products to be purchased and may be purchased by mistake. For example, the storage unit 12 may store information indicating a group of similar products that may be purchased by mistake. For example, "bird thigh meat" and "bird breast meat" may be stored as a similar product group. The generation unit 13 may refer to the information and confirm whether the product to be purchased is included in any of the similar product groups. Then, when included, the generation unit 13 may include a list of other products included in the similar product group, and generate auxiliary information to call attention not to be mistaken for these products.

According to the supplementary information, the customer can avoid mistaking the product.

"Auxiliary information 9"
If the product to be purchased is sold out, the generation unit 13 may generate auxiliary information indicating to that effect and proposing an alternative product. The generation unit 13 can determine whether or not the product to be purchased is sold out based on the inventory status of the product information (see FIG. 6).

The storage unit 12 may store alternative information in which the alternative product is associated with each product. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the storage unit 12 may store alternative information indicating alternative materials that can be used in place of each of the plurality of ingredients for each dish. Then, the generation unit 13 may determine a substitute product for the sold-out product based on the substitute information corresponding to the dish indicated by the dish information.

The generation unit 13 may include the display location, expiration date, inventory status, price, etc. of the alternative product in the auxiliary information. These information can be obtained from the product information (see FIG. 6).

According to the supplementary information, the customer can grasp whether or not the product to be purchased is sold out. And if it's sold out, you'll know what products you can use instead and information about them.

According to the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment described above, the same effects as those of the first and second embodiments can be realized. Further, according to the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment, useful assistance information can be provided to the customer. By using these auxiliary information, the customer can smoothly shop in the store.

<Fourth Embodiment>
In the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment, the customer can specify the product selection conditions. Then, the acquisition unit 11 of the processing device 10 acquires the product selection conditions, and the generation unit 13 determines the products to be purchased based on the product selection conditions. Other configurations of the shopping assistance system 1 are the same as those of the first to third embodiments. Hereinafter, the points different from the first to third embodiments will be described in detail.

The acquisition unit 11 of the processing device 10 acquires the product selection conditions specified by each customer. For example, the customer may operate the terminal device 20 and register the product selection conditions in advance. Then, the transmission unit 22 of the terminal device 20 may transmit the product selection condition to the processing device 10 at an arbitrary timing (eg, the timing of transmitting the designated information or the cooking information to the processing device 10). This example can be applied to the case of using the terminal device 20 in which the dedicated application for using the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment is installed.

In addition, the customer may operate the terminal device 20 to further input the product selection condition when inputting the designated information and the cooking information of the medium into the terminal device 20. Then, the transmission unit 22 of the terminal device 20 may transmit the product selection condition to the processing device 10 at an arbitrary timing (eg, the timing of transmitting the designated information or the cooking information to the processing device 10).

In the product selection conditions, at least one of the upper limit of the purchase price per serving, the upper limit of the total purchase price, and the non-selectable material is specified. In addition, in the product selection condition, the lower limit of the purchase price per serving and / or the lower limit of the total purchase price may be specified.

The generation unit 13 determines a product to be purchased based on the product selection conditions. For example, the generation unit 13 can determine the product to be purchased so that the purchase price per serving satisfies the product selection condition. Further, the generation unit 13 can determine the product to be purchased so that the total purchase price satisfies the product selection condition.

Even if the products are of the same type, the prices will differ depending on the quality, production area, brand, etc. The generation unit 13 selects the most suitable product from similar products having different prices so that the purchase price per serving and the total purchase price satisfy the product selection condition. By specifying the purchase price per serving and the total purchase price in the product selection conditions, the customer can include the product of his / her desired grade in the product to be purchased.

In addition, the generation unit 13 can determine the product to be purchased so as not to include the non-selectable material. By designating ingredients that cannot be eaten due to restrictions due to religion, physical condition, etc., or ingredients that the customer dislikes, the customer can exclude the products that he / she does not want from the products that he / she purchases.

In addition, when the non-selectable material is included in the material shown in the cooking information, the generation unit 13 may determine as a product to purchase a substitute material for the non-selectable material instead of the non-selectable material. The generation unit 13 can specify a substitute material for the non-selectable material based on the substitute information (see FIG. 10) described in the third embodiment.

According to the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment described above, the same operation and effect as those of the first to third embodiments can be realized. Further, according to the shopping assistance system 1 of the present embodiment, by designating the product selection conditions, the customer can include the product of the grade desired by himself / herself in the product purchased or the product purchased by himself / herself. Can be excluded from.

Hereinafter, an example of the reference form will be added.
1. 1. The cooking information or the said, obtained from one of a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people, or at least one of a plurality of media having designated information specifying the cooking and the number of people. An acquisition means for acquiring specified information from a terminal device,
A storage means for storing product information about products sold in stores,
A generation means for generating auxiliary information for assisting shopping at a store based on the cooking information or the designated information and the product information.
A transmission means for transmitting the auxiliary information to the terminal device, and
Processing equipment with.
2. 2. In the processing apparatus according to 1.
The acquisition means acquires the designated information from the terminal device and obtains the designated information from the terminal device.
The storage means stores a plurality of the cooking information and stores the cooking information.
The generation means is a processing device that generates the auxiliary information based on the food information corresponding to the food and the number of people designated by the designated information and the product information.
3. 3. In the processing apparatus according to 1 or 2.
The product information indicates the amount of each product per purchase unit.
The generation means is a processing device that generates the auxiliary information including the product to be purchased and the number of purchases of each product.
4. In the processing apparatus according to 3.
The acquisition means acquires the product selection conditions specified by each customer, and obtains the product selection conditions.
The generation means is a processing device that determines a product to be purchased based on the product selection conditions.
5. In the processing apparatus according to 4.
In the product selection conditions, a processing device in which at least one of the upper limit of the purchase price per serving, the upper limit of the total purchase price, and the non-selectable material is specified.
6. In the processing apparatus according to 5.
The storage means stores alternative information indicating alternative materials that can be used in place of each of the plurality of materials.
The generation means is a processing device that determines as a product for purchasing a substitute material for the non-selectable material in place of the non-selectable material when the non-selectable material is included in the material indicated by the cooking information.
7. In the processing apparatus according to any one of 3 to 6.
The generation means is
Determine the number of purchases of each product so that it exceeds the required amount,
A processing device that generates the remaining planned amount calculated by subtracting the required amount from the amount for the number of purchases as the auxiliary information.
8. In the processing apparatus according to 7.
The generation means is a processing device that generates the auxiliary information that proposes a dish that can be prepared with each product for the remaining planned amount.
9. In the processing apparatus according to 7 or 8,
The generation means is a processing device that generates the auxiliary information including the expiration date of each product for the remaining planned amount.
10. In the processing apparatus according to any one of 3 to 9.
The generation means is a processing device that generates the auxiliary information that indicates that the product to be purchased is sold out and proposes an alternative product.
11. In the processing apparatus according to any one of 3 to 10.
The product information includes the selling price of each product.
The generation means is a processing device that generates the auxiliary information including the total purchase price.
12. In the processing apparatus according to any one of 3 to 11.
The product information includes the selling price of each product.
The generation means is a processing device that generates the auxiliary information including the purchase price per serving.
13. In the processing apparatus according to any one of 3 to 12.
The generation means is a processing device that is similar to a product to be purchased and generates the auxiliary information including a list of products that may be purchased by mistake.
14. The computer
Remember the product information about the products sold in the store,
The cooking information or the above obtained from one of a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people, or at least one of a plurality of media having designated information specifying the cooking and the number of people. The acquisition process to acquire the specified information from the terminal device,
A generation process for generating auxiliary information for assisting shopping at a store based on the cooking information or the designated information and the product information.
A transmission step of transmitting the auxiliary information to the terminal device, and
Processing method to execute.
15. Computer,
The cooking information or the said, obtained from one of a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people, or at least one of a plurality of media having designated information specifying the cooking and the number of people. Acquisition means for acquiring specified information from the terminal device,
A storage means for storing product information about products sold in stores,
A generation means for generating auxiliary information for assisting shopping at a store based on the cooking information or the designated information and the product information.
A transmission means for transmitting the auxiliary information to the terminal device,
A program that functions as.
16. One of a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people, or an acquisition means for acquiring designated information specifying the cooking and the number of people from at least one of a plurality of media.
A transmission means for transmitting the cooking information or the designated information to the processing device, and
A receiving means for receiving product information about products sold in a store and auxiliary information generated based on the cooking information or the designated information to assist shopping at the store from the processing device.
An output means for outputting the auxiliary information and
Terminal device with.
17. The computer
An acquisition process of acquiring one of a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people, or the designated information specifying the cooking and the number of people from at least one of a plurality of media.
A transmission step of transmitting the cooking information or the designated information to the processing device, and
A receiving process for receiving product information about products sold at a store and auxiliary information for assisting shopping at the store generated based on the cooking information or the designated information from the processing device.
The output process that outputs the auxiliary information and
Processing method to execute.
18. Computer,
One of a plurality of cooking information indicating the necessary ingredients and quantity for each dish and the number of people, or an acquisition means for acquiring designated information specifying the cooking and the number of people from at least one of a plurality of media.
A transmission means for transmitting the cooking information or the designated information to the processing device,
A receiving means for receiving product information about products sold in a store and auxiliary information generated based on the cooking information or the designated information to assist shopping at the store from the processing device.
An output means for outputting the auxiliary information,
A program that functions as.
19. A shopping assistance system comprising the processing apparatus according to any one of 1 to 13 and the terminal apparatus according to 16.

This application claims priority on the basis of Japanese application Japanese Patent Application No. 2017-235155 filed on 7 December 2017 and incorporates all of its disclosures herein.

Claims (10)

Cooking information showing the ingredients and quantity required for cooking, or acquisition means to acquire designated information for designating food from the terminal device, and
A storage means for storing product information about products sold in stores,
A generation means for generating auxiliary information for assisting shopping at a store based on the cooking information or the designated information and the product information.
A transmission means for transmitting the auxiliary information to the terminal device, and
Information processing device with. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 1,
The designated information is an information processing device including information on cooking and the number of people. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2.
The terminal device is an information processing device that acquires the cooking information or the designated information from at least one of the cooking information or a plurality of media having the designated information. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
The acquisition means acquires the designated information from the terminal device and obtains the designated information from the terminal device.
The storage means stores a plurality of the cooking information and stores the cooking information.
The generation means is an information processing device that generates the auxiliary information based on the cooking information corresponding to the food designated by the designated information and the product information. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The product information includes the quantity per purchase unit of each product.
The generation means is an information processing device that generates the auxiliary information including the product to be purchased and the number of purchases of each product. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 5,
The acquisition means acquires the product selection conditions specified by each customer, and obtains the product selection conditions.
The generation means is an information processing device that determines a product to be purchased by using the product selection condition. In the information processing apparatus according to claim 6,
The product selection condition is an information processing device including an upper limit of the purchase price per serving, an upper limit of the total purchase price, and at least one of non-selectable materials. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
The terminal device is an information processing device attached to a cart in a store. In the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
The terminal device is an information processing device that is a mobile terminal owned by a customer. The computer
Remember the product information about the products sold in the store,
The acquisition process of acquiring cooking information indicating the ingredients and quantity required for cooking, or designated information for designating food from the terminal device, and
A generation process for generating auxiliary information for assisting shopping at a store based on the cooking information or the designated information and the product information.
A transmission step of transmitting the auxiliary information to the terminal device, and
Processing method to execute.

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