JP2022053811A - Evaluation information providing system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an evaluation information providing system configured to facilitate expression or understanding of evaluations on food and drink or cosmetics.SOLUTION: An evaluation information providing system 100 includes an output control unit 142 and an output unit 12. The output control unit 142 determines an output mode which can be recognized by a user, the mode being different from character recognition, in accordance with evaluation information which indicates the contents of an evaluation made on food and drink or cosmetics to be evaluated. The output unit 12 performs output in accordance with the output mode determined by the output control unit 142.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

There is an application for exception of loss of novelty

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an evaluation information providing system.

Conventionally, there have been many studies on how to express the aroma and taste of alcoholic beverages such as wine and convey them to others. For example, by using a flavor wheel, the wording used for evaluating the flavor has been clarified, and it has been made easier to convey the flavor to others. In addition, by communicating one's taste as a word to others, it becomes possible to obtain a beverage that suits one's taste. However, it is very difficult for the general public to properly express the flavor, and it may not be possible to convey it correctly to the other party. Moreover, even if the beverage was explained, it was difficult for the general public to judge whether or not the beverage was in line with his or her own taste according to the content of the explanation. Further, such a problem is not limited to alcoholic beverages such as wine, but is a problem common to all foods and drinks. Furthermore, such a problem is a problem common not only to food and drink but also to cosmetics.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-009211

An object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an evaluation information providing system capable of more easily expressing or understanding an evaluation regarding food or drink or cosmetics.

The evaluation information providing system of the embodiment has an output control unit and an output unit. The output control unit determines an output mode that can be recognized by the user in a manner different from recognizing characters, according to the evaluation information indicating the content of the evaluation made on the food or drink or cosmetics to be evaluated. The output unit outputs according to the output mode determined by the output control unit.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the system structure of the evaluation information provision system 100 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the information which a keyword definition information storage part 131 stores. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the information which the output definition information storage unit 132 stores. It is a figure which shows the type of output information. It is a figure which shows the specific example of the output (display) by the output control unit 142. It is a figure which shows the other specific example of the output (display) by an output control unit 142. It is a figure which shows the other specific example of the output (display) by an output control unit 142. It is a figure which shows the modification of the evaluation information provision system 100. It is a figure which shows the modification of the evaluation information provision system 100.

Hereinafter, the evaluation information providing system of the embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a system configuration of the evaluation information providing system 100 of the present invention. The evaluation information providing system 100 includes, for example, a user terminal 10. The user terminal 10 is used when the user acquires an output indicating information on the flavor of food or drink or information on the scent of cosmetics. In the following description, wine is used as a specific example of food and drink or cosmetics, and image display is used as a specific example of the output mode.

However, specific examples of foods and drinks and cosmetics used in the evaluation information providing system 100 are not necessarily limited to wine. For example, it may be another alcoholic beverage, a beverage that does not contain alcohol, a seasoning such as miso or soy sauce, or a fruit or vegetable such as fruit or vegetable. It may be a cooked dish, other food or beverage, a perfume, a finishing cosmetic, or a skin cosmetic. It may be a cosmetic for hair, a cosmetic for special use, a shampoo, a rinse, a soap, or a bathing agent. It may be present or it may be another cosmetic product.

Further, the output mode is not necessarily limited to the image display. Any output mode may be used as long as the output can be recognized in a mode different from that for the user to recognize the character. For example, the output may be an output using an object that stimulates the user's tactile sensation by changing the shape, or an output using a lighting device that changes the intensity or hue of light instead of an image. It may be another output mode.

The user terminal 10 is configured by using information devices such as a smartphone, a tablet, a personal computer, a portable game machine, a stationary game machine, a television receiver, a wearable computer, a smart projector, and a dedicated device. The user terminal 10 includes an input unit 11, an output unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a control unit 14.

The input unit 11 is configured by using an existing input device such as a keyboard, a pointing device (mouse, tablet, etc.), a button, and a touch panel. The input unit 11 is operated by the user when inputting the user's instruction to the user terminal 10. The input unit 11 may be an interface for connecting the input device to the user terminal 10. In this case, the input unit 11 inputs the input signal generated in response to the user's input in the input device to the user terminal 10. The input unit 11 may be configured by using a microphone and a voice recognition device. In this case, the input unit 11 voice-recognizes the wording spoken by the user and inputs the character string information of the recognition result to the user terminal 10. The input unit 11 may be configured in any way as long as the user's instruction can be input to the user terminal 10.

The output unit 12 outputs data to the user of the user terminal 10 via an output device (not shown) connected to the user terminal 10. The output device may be configured by using, for example, a device that outputs an image or characters on the screen. For example, the output device can be configured by using a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube), a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescent) display, or the like. Further, the output device may be configured by using a device that prints (prints) an image or characters on a sheet. For example, the output device can be configured by using an inkjet printer, a laser printer, or the like. Further, the output device may be configured by using a device that converts characters into voice and outputs the characters. In this case, the output device can be configured by using a voice synthesizer and a voice output device (speaker). The output device may be configured by using a light emitting device such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode). In this case, the output device may cause the light emitting device to emit light in a manner associated with the determination result in advance, or may cause the light emitting device at the position associated with the determination result to emit light. The output unit 12 may transmit the determination result to another information processing device via the communication device provided in the user terminal 10.

The storage unit 13 is configured by using a storage device such as a magnetic hard disk device or a semiconductor storage device. The storage unit 13 stores the data used by the control unit 14. The storage unit 13 may function as, for example, a keyword definition information storage unit 131, an output definition information storage unit 132, and an evaluation information storage unit 133.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of information stored in the keyword definition information storage unit 131. The keyword definition information storage unit 131 stores the keyword definition information. The keyword definition information is information in which information about keywords generated as an evaluation of food or drink or cosmetics to be processed by a user, a system administrator, or other related parties (hereinafter referred to as "evaluator") is defined in advance. The keyword definition information may be recorded in the storage unit 13, for example, when a predetermined application is installed on the user terminal 10. The keyword definition information may be downloaded from a predetermined information processing device such as a server via a network after installing a predetermined application on the user terminal 10, for example. The keyword definition information may include, for example, four values of type information, group information, keywords, and attribute information.

The type information is information indicating the type related to the keyword. As the type information related to the evaluation information, a plurality of values (for example, the first type and the second type) may be defined. As an example of specific values of the type information, for example, two values of "taste" and "aroma" may be defined. As specific values of the type information, for example, four values of "sweetness", "sourness", "convergence taste" and "aroma" may be defined. As other specific values of the type information, values such as "salt taste", "volume feeling (alcohol strength", and "production area" may be defined. The type information is described in the above two specific examples. It is not limited to any definition. For example, when the evaluation target is cosmetics, two values of "fragrance" and "feel" may be defined as examples of specific values of the type information. Alternatively, two values of "fragrance" and "foam breakage" may be defined.

Group information is information indicating the group to which the keyword belongs. As specific values of group information, for example, values such as "sweetness", "sourness", "convergence", "floral", and "rose" may be defined. The group information may be equivalent to the type information or a value obtained by further classifying the type information. In the example of FIG. 2, the same values are defined for the group information for the type information “sweetness”, “sour taste” and “convergence taste”. On the other hand, regarding the type information "aroma", the values of finer classification such as "floral" and "rose" are defined as the values of the group information. Type information As for group information related to "aroma", in addition to this specific example, specific values related to various aromas (for example, "wood", "fern", "herbal", "nut", "mineral", etc. “Berry” etc.) may be defined.

The keyword is information indicating a character string or a numerical value of the keyword. The keyword may be a value indicating the keyword itself generated by the evaluator, or may be a value indicating a character string as a result of name identification by the control unit 14 or another information processing device. That is, a keyword that can be evaluated as a keyword expressing substantially the same event may be converted into a unified keyword according to a predefined rule. Further, as a keyword, a value indicating the alcohol content, a numerical value indicating the degree of volume feeling, or the like may be used.

The attribute information is the attribute information related to the keyword. The attribute information is information that affects the content of the output information when the output information is generated based on the keyword. For example, when the keyword is related to taste (first type), the intensity value may be set as the attribute information. For example, when the keyword is related to aroma (second type), a color value may be set as attribute information. In this way, different attribute information may be set for the first type and the second type.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the information stored in the output definition information storage unit 132. The output definition information storage unit 132 stores the output definition information. The output definition information is information used when the control unit 14 generates output information according to the keyword generated by the evaluator. The output definition information is information that is defined in advance. The output definition information may be recorded in the storage unit 13, for example, when a predetermined application is installed in the user terminal 10. The output definition information may be downloaded from a predetermined information processing device such as a server via a network, for example, after installing a predetermined application on the user terminal 10. The output definition information may include, for example, three values of type information, intensity information, and output information.

The type information is the same type of information as the type information in the keyword definition information. The strength information is the same kind of information as the strength information included in the attribute information of the keyword definition information. The output information is information representing an output mode performed by the output unit 12 according to a keyword generated by the user. The output definition information storage unit 132 may store output information for each combination of type information and intensity information, for example.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the types of output information. FIG. 4 shows a total of nine types of output information. Type 1, Type 2 and Type 3 in FIG. 4 are values indicating specific examples of type information. Intensity 1, intensity 2, and intensity 3 in FIG. 4 are values showing specific examples of intensity information. In FIG. 4, one output information is defined for each combination of the type information and the intensity information. For example, type 1 indicates sweetness, type 2 indicates acidity, and type 3 indicates astringent taste. For example, intensity 1 indicates that the degree indicated by the type is relatively low, intensity 2 indicates that the degree indicated by the type is relatively medium, and intensity 3 indicates that the degree indicated by the type is relatively high. Is shown.

The output information according to the sweetness may be a still image having a shape close to a circle as a whole, or a moving image whose shape changes periodically or randomly so that the shape close to a circle is slightly deformed. good. The output information according to the acidity may be a still image having a shape close to a circle as a whole and having a high frequency component (jagged unevenness) in the contour, or the size or position of the contour or jaggedness in the shape. It may be a moving image whose shape changes periodically or randomly so that is slightly changed. The output information according to the astringency may be a still image having a shape close to a circle as a whole and having a low frequency component (about 1 to 9 irregularities) in the contour, or the contour in the shape. It may be a moving image whose shape changes periodically or randomly so that the size or position of the unevenness changes slightly.

A plurality of shapes according to the intensity information may be further defined in the image corresponding to each type. For example, a shape having a lower strength may be defined as a shape having a shape closer to a circle, having a smaller unevenness and a smaller number. For example, a shape having a higher strength may be defined as a shape having a shape farther from a circle and having a large unevenness and a large number.

The evaluation information storage unit 133 stores information (hereinafter referred to as "evaluation information") indicating the result of the evaluation performed in the past by the evaluator. The evaluation information may be information indicating the result of the evaluation performed by the user of the user terminal 10, or may be information indicating the result of the evaluation performed by a person different from the user in advance. For example, the evaluation information storage unit 133 may store information indicating the result of the evaluation performed by the developer or producer of the food or drink or cosmetics to be evaluated. For example, the evaluation information storage unit 133 has a person who has a predetermined qualification or public evaluation regarding the evaluation of food or drink or cosmetics to be evaluated (for example, a sommelier, a sake brewer, a vegetable sommelier, a critic, a cook, etc.). Information indicating the result of the evaluation performed by a celebrity or the like may be stored. The evaluation information includes at least one or more keywords used in the evaluation. The evaluation information may further include other information used to generate the output information. For example, the evaluation information may include the sound pressure when the evaluator utters the keyword, the time required for the utterance, the information indicating the intonation of the utterance, and the like.

The control unit 14 is configured by using a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. The control unit 14 functions as an information acquisition unit 141 and an output control unit 142 when the processor executes a program. All or part of each function of the control unit 14 may be realized by using hardware such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a PLD (Programmable Logic Device), or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). The above program may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include, for example, flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROMs, CD-ROMs, portable media such as semiconductor storage devices (eg SSD: Solid State Drive), hard disks built into computer systems, and semiconductor storage. It is a storage device such as a device. The above program may be transmitted over a telecommunication line.

The information acquisition unit 141 acquires evaluation information of the user of the user terminal 10. The technical aspect in which the information acquisition unit 141 acquires the user's evaluation information may be performed in any way. For example, the information acquisition unit 141 may acquire a character string including a keyword input by the user via the input unit 11. Even if the information acquisition unit 141 acquires the character string of the keyword defined in the keyword definition information by performing name identification on the character string input by the user based on information such as a predefined dictionary. good.

The information acquisition unit 141 may acquire additional information in the input when acquiring the character string of the keyword. The additional information is information that accompanies the operation when the user inputs a keyword. The additional information may be, for example, information indicating the sound pressure when the user utters the keyword, the time required for the utterance, and the intonation of the utterance.

The output control unit 142 controls the output in the output unit 12 according to the evaluation information for the user of the user terminal 10 by using the keyword definition information and the output definition information. In the present embodiment, as described above, an image is displayed as a specific example of the output mode. For example, when the evaluation information is input by the user of the user terminal 10, the output control unit 142 controls the content of the output based on the evaluation information input by the user. When the evaluation information stored in the evaluation information storage unit 133 is selected by the user, the output control unit 142 controls the content of the output based on the selected evaluation information.

The selection of the evaluation information may be performed by directly selecting the evaluation information. For the selection of the evaluation information, the evaluation information associated with the information may be selected by selecting other information (for example, information indicating the evaluator, information indicating the target food or drink or cosmetics). For example, when information indicating an evaluator is selected, one or more evaluation information performed by the selected evaluator in the past may be selected. For example, when information indicating a food or drink is selected, one or a plurality of evaluation information performed in the past for the selected food or drink may be selected. For example, when an evaluator and food and drink are selected, evaluation information corresponding to the combination may be selected.

For example, when the user inputs "refreshing", the output control unit 142 acquires the type information "sour taste", the group information "sour taste", and the attribute information "strength 1" based on the keyword definition information. The output control unit 142 acquires the output information “Image4” based on the acquired information and the output definition information. The output control unit 142 reads the data of Image 4 stored in the storage unit 13 in advance, and outputs the read data (image data) to the output unit 12.

When the user inputs other evaluation information, the output control unit 142 controls the output based on the other evaluation information. For example, when the user inputs a keyword related to the type information "aroma", the output control unit 142 uses the display color of the image selected by the keyword related to "taste" before and after that as the attribute information of the keyword related to "aroma". It may be decided based on. For example, if the user inputs "a refreshing lime-like taste", the Image4 image as described above is selected according to the keyword "refreshing", and the color information according to the keyword "lime" is further selected. (R1, G1, B1) is selected. As a result, the output control unit 142 displays the image of Image 4 with color information (R1, G1, B1).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of output (display) by the output control unit 142. One evaluation image 121 may be displayed on the screen of the output unit 12. In the example of FIG. 5, the evaluation image 121 is formed by superimposing three different images. The output control unit 142 may generate one evaluation image 121 by superimposing a plurality of images in this way. In this case, any image used for superposition is generated based on the evaluation information. For example, when one evaluation information includes a plurality of keywords, an image corresponding to each keyword is selected based on the output definition information, and the evaluation image 121 is generated by superimposing the selected plurality of images. May be good. The order of superposition may be determined, for example, according to the order of the keywords input in the evaluation information. The evaluation image 121 may further include a background image. The background image is an image showing predetermined information regarding the food or drink or cosmetics to be evaluated. The background image may be, for example, an image showing the place of origin or the place of production of the food or drink or cosmetics to be evaluated. In the example of FIG. 5, an image in which three spirals are superimposed is used as the background image, and the background image shows the wine producing area.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another specific example of output (display) by the output control unit 142. A plurality of evaluation images 121 may be displayed on the screen of the output unit 12. In the example of FIG. 6, two evaluation images 121 are displayed side by side. The two evaluation images 121 may be tables or images generated based on evaluation information by different evaluators. For example, when the user inputs the food or drink or cosmetics to be evaluated and the evaluation information for the food or cosmetics, the food or drink or cosmetics to be evaluated is the same as the evaluation image generated based on the evaluation information input by the user. An evaluation image generated based on the evaluation information performed by another evaluator may be displayed. In this case, the user may further select a specific evaluator. In that case, an evaluation image based on the evaluation information by the selected evaluator is displayed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another specific example of output (display) by the output control unit 142. The output information (for example, image data) used in the evaluation image 121 displayed on the screen of the output unit 12 may change depending on the time. In the example of FIG. 7, first, the evaluation image 121_1 of the output information related to sweetness is displayed for a predetermined time, then the evaluation image 121_2 of the output information related to acidity is displayed for a predetermined time, and then related to the astringent taste. The evaluation image 121_3 of the output information is displayed for a predetermined time. After that, the change of the image may be stopped, or the first evaluation image 121_1 may be returned and cyclically displayed. In that case, the color information used in each evaluation image may change, or the intensity may change.

According to at least one embodiment described above, by having the output control unit 142, it is possible to more easily express or understand the evaluation of food and drink or cosmetics. For example, the evaluation of food and drink or cosmetics is output to the user in a manner different from the recognition of characters. Therefore, the user can recognize the evaluation more intuitively than the case of recognizing the character. Further, by inputting evaluation information including a keyword that the user has come up with for food and drink or cosmetics, the user can output the evaluation information in another output mode instead of the character string of the keyword itself. Therefore, it is possible to convey the evaluation more intuitively to others. In addition, the user himself / herself can more intuitively recognize the content of the evaluation made by himself / herself. Further, the content of such an output is performed according to a predetermined definition. Therefore, it becomes possible to more intuitively and easily compare the evaluation contents between the first evaluator and the second evaluator. For example, it becomes possible to easily determine whether the evaluation of oneself (first evaluator) and the evaluation of another person (second evaluator) are similar or different.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a modified example of the evaluation information providing system 100. The evaluation information providing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 was configured by using the user terminal 10. The evaluation information providing system 100 shown in FIG. 8 is configured by using the user terminal 10 and the glass 20. In this case, the user terminal 10 further includes a communication unit 15. The communication unit 15 receives the evaluation information by wire communication or wireless communication with the glass 20.

The glass 20 includes a main body 21, a voice input unit 22, and a communication unit 23. The main body 21 of the glass 20 is a container for holding a beverage. By using the glass 20, the user can drink the beverage held in the main body 21. The voice input unit 22 receives a voice input indicating the content of the user's utterance and converts the voice into an electric signal to generate a voice signal. The voice input unit 22 outputs the generated voice signal to the communication unit 23. The communication unit 23 transmits the voice signal generated by the voice input unit 22 to the user terminal 10. The audio signal transmitted to the user terminal 10 is acquired by the information acquisition unit 141. The information acquisition unit 141 generates evaluation information by analyzing the acquired audio signal.

The voice input unit 22 or the communication unit 23 may detect the inclination of the main body 21 by providing a gyro sensor or an acceleration sensor. The voice input unit 22 or the communication unit 23 may be configured to generate a voice signal or perform communication when the main body 21 is tilted by a predetermined angle or more. For example, the main body 21 may be configured to operate for a predetermined time after being tilted by a predetermined angle or more. With this configuration, it is possible to acquire the utterance content uttered after the user drinks the beverage using the glass 20 as evaluation information.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a modified example of the evaluation information providing system 100. The evaluation information providing system 100 shown in FIG. 1 was configured by using the user terminal 10. The evaluation information providing system 100 shown in FIG. 9 is configured by using the user terminal 10, the glass 20, and the control device 30. In this case, the user terminal 10 further includes a first communication unit and a second communication unit. The first communication unit corresponds to the communication unit 15 described above, and receives evaluation information by wire communication or wireless communication with the glass 20. The second communication unit communicates with the control device 30 via the network 40. The control device 30 may be configured as, for example, a cloud.
The user terminal 10 in FIG. 9 does not store a part or all of the information stored in the storage unit 13 in FIG. 1. Instead, the control device 30 in FIG. 9 stores part or all of the information on behalf of the storage unit 13. The control unit 14 of the user terminal 10 may acquire information necessary for processing from the control device 30 via the network 40. A part or all of the functional part of the control unit 14 of the user terminal 10 may be mounted on the control device 30. For example, the control device 30 may generate information regarding the display as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 by executing the process as the output control unit 142. In this case, the evaluation image generated by the control device 30 may be transmitted to the user terminal 10 and displayed on the user terminal 10, or may be transmitted to an image display device of a common terminal (for example, digital signage) (not shown). It may be displayed on a common terminal.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These embodiments can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and variations thereof are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof, as are included in the scope and gist of the invention.

100 ... Evaluation information providing system, 10 ... User terminal, 20 ... Glass, 30 ... Control device, 40 ... Network, 11 ... Input unit, 12 ... Output unit, 13 ... Storage unit, 131 ... Keyword definition information storage unit, 132 ... Output definition information storage unit, 133 ... evaluation information storage unit, 14 ... control unit, 141 ... information acquisition unit, 142 ... output control unit, 121 ... evaluation image, 15 ... communication unit, 20 ... glass, 21 ... main body, 22 ... Voice input unit, 23 ... Communication unit

Claims (4)

An output control unit that determines an output mode that can be recognized by the user in a manner different from recognizing characters according to the evaluation information indicating the content of the evaluation made on the food or drink or cosmetics to be evaluated.
An output unit that outputs according to the output mode determined by the output control unit,
Evaluation information provision system equipped with. The evaluation information includes the first type evaluation information and the second type evaluation information.
The output control unit determines an output mode based on the output information according to the evaluation information of the first type and the output information according to the evaluation information of the second type.
The evaluation information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the output information according to the evaluation information of the first type and the output information corresponding to the evaluation information of the first type are information having different attributes. The output unit is an image display device.
The evaluation information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the output control unit generates an evaluation image which is an image displayed on the image display device. The output unit is an image display device.
The output control unit is based on information on the shape of an image, which is output information according to the evaluation information of the first type, and information on color of an image, which is output information according to the evaluation information of the second type. The evaluation information providing system according to claim 2, wherein an evaluation image, which is an image displayed on the image display device, is generated.

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