JP2023095097A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program useful for enriching a dietary life.SOLUTION: In an information processing system 1, an information processing apparatus 100 comprises: a menu information acquisition unit 149 acquiring menu information on a menu for a user; a recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquiring luxury-item information on luxury items to be recommended to the user based on the menu information and recommendation information including the luxury-item information; and an output unit 161 outputting the recommendation information in association with the user.EFFECT: A user can obtain information on luxury items which is recommended based on a menu, and creates an opportunity to enjoy the luxury items according to a meal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program capable of outputting information regarding meals of a user.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various proposals have been made for assisting eating habits such as determining the content of meals and preparing meals.

For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-200002 describes a recipe proposal device that proposes cooking recipes to a user device, extracting and outputting recipes containing ingredients owned by the user as suggested recipes. It is

JP 2021-157433 A

BACKGROUND ART In recent years, as lifestyles diversify and lifestyles change, there is a need to enable a richer diet.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that are useful for enriching eating habits.

An information processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention comprises a menu information acquisition unit that acquires menu information related to a menu for a user; An information processing apparatus comprising: a recommendation information acquisition unit that acquires recommendation information including preference item information; and an output unit that outputs the recommendation information in association with a user.

With such a configuration, the user can obtain information on the favorite items recommended based on the menu, and can create an opportunity to enjoy the favorite items along with the meal.

Further, in the information processing apparatus of the second invention, in contrast to the first invention, the menu information relates to a set of menus including two or more dishes, and the recommendation information acquisition unit includes the menu information An information processing device configured to acquire preference item information about two or more preference items based on.

With such a configuration, it is possible to recommend two or more luxury items corresponding to one set of food menus.

Further, in the information processing apparatus of the third invention, in contrast to the second invention, the recommendation information includes information indicating a correspondence relationship between each of the two or more favorite items and at least one dish included in the menu. It is an information processing device including.

With this configuration, it is possible to recommend two or more favorite items in association with at least one dish in one set of dishes.

Further, in the information processing apparatus of the fourth invention, in the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to third inventions, the menu information acquisition unit includes menus for two or more meal occasions in a predetermined future period for one user. The information is acquired, and the recommended information acquiring unit is an information processing device that acquires recommended information corresponding to each of two or more dining opportunities.

With such a configuration, it is possible to recommend a favorite item for each of two or more dining occasions in a predetermined period.

In addition, the information processing device of the fifth aspect of the present invention, in contrast to the fourth aspect of the invention, comprises a condition setting unit for setting acquisition conditions, and the recommended information acquisition unit, according to the acquisition conditions set by the condition setting unit, , an information processing device that acquires recommendation information corresponding to each of two or more dining opportunities.

With such a configuration, a favorite item can be recommended for each meal occasion so as to meet the acquisition conditions.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the sixth aspect of the invention, in contrast to any one of the first to fifth aspects of the invention, comprises a user information acquisition unit for acquiring user information of the user, and the recommended information acquisition unit acquires and acquires preference item information corresponding to a user.

With such a configuration, it is possible to recommend favorite items according to user information.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the seventh invention, in contrast to any one of the first to sixth inventions, comprises a user information acquisition unit that acquires user information of the user, and the menu information acquisition unit acquires It is an information processing device that acquires menu information related to a menu recommended to the user by using the menu information.

With such a configuration, it is possible to recommend a menu according to the user information and to recommend a corresponding favorite item.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the eighth invention, in contrast to the seventh invention, includes a reception unit that receives a user's operation, and the output unit provides the menu information acquired by the menu information acquisition unit as a candidate for the user. The menu information acquisition unit selects one or more menus from the menu information candidates based on the user's operation received by the reception unit in response to the output of the menu information candidates. The information is acquired, and the recommendation information acquisition unit is an information processing device that acquires recommendation information based on the selected menu information.

With such a configuration, it is possible to recommend a favorite item corresponding to the menu information selected according to the user's operation.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the ninth invention, in contrast to the seventh or eighth invention, comprises a reception unit that receives user operations, and the recommendation information acquisition unit receives the menu information acquired by the menu information acquisition unit. , preference item information obtained based on the menu information, and the output unit is configured to output the recommended information to the user as a candidate, and the recommended information obtaining unit obtains the recommended information. An information processing apparatus that acquires one or more pieces of recommended information selected from candidates for recommended information based on a user's operation accepted by an accepting unit in response to an output of candidates.

With such a configuration, it is possible to recommend a candidate combination of a menu and a favorite item to the user according to the user information.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the tenth invention comprises a store information acquiring unit for acquiring store information regarding the store in relation to any one of the seventh to ninth inventions, and the menu information acquiring unit acquires information based on the store information. It is an information processing device that acquires menu information related to a menu recommended to a user by using the information processing apparatus.

With this configuration, it is possible to use the menu configured based on the store information.

Further, in the information processing apparatus of the eleventh invention, in the information processing apparatus of any one of the sixth to tenth inventions, the user information includes evaluation information indicating the user's evaluation of the information output by the output unit. processing equipment.

With such a configuration, it is possible to recommend a favorite item or configure a menu based on the user's evaluation result.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the twelfth invention comprises a store information acquisition unit for acquiring store information regarding the store in relation to any one of the first to eleventh inventions, and the recommended information acquisition unit includes the store information An information processing apparatus that acquires recommendation information corresponding to a user based on.

With such a configuration, it is possible to recommend luxury items based on store information.

Further, in the information processing apparatus of the thirteenth invention, for any one of the first to twelfth inventions, the item related to the use item used to prepare at least one of the favorite item and the menu corresponding to the recommendation information The information processing apparatus includes an item information acquisition unit that acquires information, and the output unit outputs the acquired item information.

With such a configuration, it is possible to output useful information for meal preparation.

Further, the information processing apparatus of the fourteenth invention, in contrast to the thirteenth invention, is provided with a store information acquisition unit that acquires store information about the store, and an information processing apparatus that purchases items to be used based on the store information and the item information. an information processing apparatus that includes a list construction unit that constructs a shopping list used for purchasing a use item in association with a store identifier that identifies a possible store, and an output unit that outputs the constructed shopping list.

With such a configuration, it is possible to output a shopping list that is useful for purchasing used items.

Further, in the information processing apparatus of the fifteenth invention, in any one of the first to fourteenth inventions, a part of the cooking process for at least one of the favorite item and the menu corresponding to the recommendation information is An information processing apparatus comprising an ordering unit for placing an order with a store for semi-cooked items in a completed state.

With this configuration, it is possible to easily order half-cooked items that can reduce the burden of cooking for a meal.

In addition, the information processing device of the sixteenth invention acquires cooking information related to cooking for at least one of the favorite item and the menu corresponding to the recommendation information for any one of the first to fifteen inventions. and the output unit is an information processing device that outputs the cooking information.

With such a configuration, it is possible to output cooking information useful for cooking for a meal.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that are useful for enriching eating habits.

A diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system using an information processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. Block diagram of the information processing system A diagram showing an example of information on menus used in the information processing apparatus A diagram showing an example of information about luxury goods used in the information processing apparatus A diagram showing an example of information about luxury goods used in the information processing apparatus A diagram showing an example of store information used in the same information processing apparatus A diagram showing an example of correspondence information used in the same information processing apparatus FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information used for setting acquisition conditions in the same information processing apparatus; Flowchart showing an example of the operation of the information processing apparatus Flowchart showing an example of recommendation processing of the same information processing apparatus Flowchart showing another example of recommendation processing of the same information processing apparatus A diagram for explaining a specific example of a user information input screen of an application running on the same terminal device. A diagram for explaining a specific example of a menu selection screen of an application running on the same terminal device. A diagram for explaining a specific example of a menu display screen of an application running on the same terminal device. A diagram for explaining a specific example of a recommendation candidate display screen of an application running on the same terminal device. A diagram for explaining a specific example of a shopping list screen of an application running on the same terminal device. A diagram for explaining a specific example of a cooking information screen of an application running on the same terminal device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that, since components denoted by the same reference numerals in the embodiments perform similar operations, repetitive description may be omitted.

The terms used below are generally defined as follows. It should be noted that the meanings of these terms should not always be interpreted as shown here, and for example, if they are individually explained below, they should be interpreted in light of that explanation as well.

A user is a person who uses a function provided by using an information processing apparatus. One user is one person, but is not limited to this. A single user may be a group of two or more people. In other words, a user may be a concept in which each person is a unit, or may be a concept in which a group including, for example, two or more people is a unit.

A store is a store, a specialty store, a supermarket, an individual, or the like that sells items such as commodities. The store may be a store that conducts electronic commerce.

An item is something that has value. An item may also be called a product. For example, items include foods and beverages (ingredients) such as food and beverages, tools used for cooking, and other things.

A menu may be a concept that indicates a single dish such as a main dish or a side dish, or a concept that indicates a combination of a plurality of dishes. A menu may be a concept that indicates the contents of a set of dishes including two or more dishes. That is, the menu may be a concept that indicates the content of a meal such as a so-called course meal. A menu may be a concept that includes information about the order of dishes in a meal such as a course meal.

Luxury goods include, for example, alcohol (drinks that are alcoholic beverages), soft drinks, sweets, and fruits, ice cream, yogurt, cakes, and the like that are served as desserts and appetizers during meals. It should be noted that items other than these items that are preferred in relation to meals, such as cigarettes, may also be included. In the following embodiments, beverages, such as alcoholic beverages and soft drinks, are assumed as the preferred items, but the preferred items are not limited to these.

An identifier for a certain item is a character, a code, or the like that uniquely indicates the item. The identifier is, for example, an ID, but any type of information can be used as long as it can identify the corresponding item. That is, an identifier may be the exact name of what it designates, or it may be a uniquely corresponding combination of codes.

Acquisition may include acquisition of items input by a user or the like, or information stored in the own device or another device (it may be pre-stored information, or information stored in the device). may be information generated by performing information processing in ). Obtaining information stored in another device may include obtaining information stored in another device via an API or the like, or obtaining a document file provided by another device. It may include obtaining content (including, for example, the content of a web page). It may also include obtaining information in a different format based on the original information, such as obtaining the information by performing optical character reading on the image file.

Also, a so-called machine learning technique may be used to acquire information. For example, the machine learning method can be used as follows. That is, machine learning techniques are used to construct learning information in which a specific type of input information is input and a desired type of output information is output. For example, two or more sets of input information and output information are prepared in advance, the two or more sets of information are provided to a module for constructing learning information for machine learning to configure learning information, and the configured learning information is used. Accumulate in storage. Note that the learning information can also be called a learner or a classifier. It should be noted that the machine learning technique may be, for example, deep learning, random forest, SVR, or the like. Also, for machine learning, for example, functions in various machine learning frameworks such as fastText, tinySVM, random forest, TensorFlow, and various existing libraries can be used.

Also, learning information is not limited to that obtained by machine learning. The learning information may be, for example, a table showing the correspondence between the input vector based on the input information and the output information. In this case, the output information corresponding to the feature vector based on the input information may be obtained from the table, or two or more input vectors in the table and parameters for weighting each input vector may be used for input. A vector approximating the feature vector based on the information may be generated, and the output information and parameters corresponding to each input vector used for generation may be used to obtain the final output information. Also, the learning information may be, for example, a function representing the relationship between an input vector based on input information or the like and information for generating output information. In this case, for example, information corresponding to a feature vector based on input information may be obtained by a function, and output information may be obtained using the obtained information.

Outputting information means display on a display, projection using a projector, printing on a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, storage on a recording medium, processing by another processing device or other program, etc. This is a concept that includes delivery of results. Specifically, it includes, for example, enabling display of information on a web page, transmitting as e-mail or the like, and outputting information for printing.

Acceptance of information means acceptance of information input from input devices such as keyboards, mice, touch panels, etc., reception of information sent from other devices via wired or wireless communication lines, optical discs, magnetic discs, semiconductors, etc. This concept includes acceptance of information read from a recording medium such as memory.

For various types of information stored in information processing equipment, updating means changing the stored information, adding new information to the stored information, or updating the stored information. It is a concept including erasing a part or all of it.

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In the present embodiment, the information processing device 100 is configured to be able to output information regarding the user's meal. The information processing apparatus 100 can acquire and output a user's meal menu. Further, the information processing apparatus 100 is configured to be able to output information on favorite items to be recommended to the user based on the acquired menu. Acquisition of information on these menus and favorite items can be performed based on user information. That is, in the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 100 can output information on menus and favorite items in association with individual users. The information processing apparatus 100 may be configured to output information for preparing a menu to be output and a favorite item. For example, it is possible to output information for purchasing items used to prepare menus and luxury goods (they may be dishes on menus or luxury goods themselves) and information for cooking. may be configured. The configuration of the information processing system 1 using the information processing apparatus 100 configured as described above will be described below.

In the following embodiments, beverages (alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, etc.) are assumed as a specific example of luxury goods.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing system 1 using an information processing apparatus 100 according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the information processing system 1 includes an information processing device 100 and a terminal device 600 . Further, in the present embodiment, the information processing system 1 is used together with the information servers 700 inside and outside the information processing system 1 . The information processing system 1 is roughly configured to output output information regarding a user's meal from the information processing device 100 to a predetermined terminal device 600 or the like. The user can receive the output information using the terminal device 600, for example, and utilize the information based on the output information in his/her own meal. Note that the information server 700 may be interpreted as being included in the information processing system 1 or may be interpreted as not being included. The information processing apparatus 100 may be configured to perform the functions performed by the information server 700 in the information processing system 1 .

In the information processing system 1, the information processing device 100 can communicate with external devices such as the terminal device 600 and the information server 700 via a network such as the Internet. Note that the network is not limited to this, and may be a LAN or other communication network. Moreover, the connection mode and communication method between the information processing device 100 and the terminal device 600, and the connection mode and communication method between the information processing device 100 and the information server 700 are not limited to this. For example, the network for communication between the information processing device 100 and the terminal device 600 may be different from the network for communication between the information processing device 100 and the information server 700 .

Terminal device 600 is a device that can be an output destination of output information from information processing device 100 in the present embodiment. Note that the terminal device 600 may not be used, and the output information may be directly output to a device (for example, a display) connected to the information processing device 100 and used.

As the computer used in the terminal device 600, various devices such as a personal computer, a mobile information terminal device such as a so-called smart phone, and a tablet type information terminal device can be used. In the following example, the explanation may be made assuming that a mobile information terminal device such as a smart phone is used as the computer used in the terminal device 600, but it is not limited to this.

The terminal device 600 has a display unit 661 which is, for example, a touch panel. The terminal device 600 is configured to be able to display various information on the display unit 661 and accept user operations. The terminal device 600 is configured to be able to transmit information to the information processing device 100, for example, according to a user's operation or according to the operation of predetermined software or the like.

Note that the terminal device 600 may have a sensor unit including a position information sensor capable of specifying a position using GPS or the like, for example. The terminal device 600 may be configured to transmit information acquired using the sensor unit. Note that the sensor unit may include a microphone, an acceleration sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and the like.

The information server 700 is, for example, a server device that stores shop information. The information server 700 is configured to be able to transmit stored information to the information processing apparatus 100 when a predetermined inquiry or access is made from the information processing apparatus 100 . The process by which the store information is stored in the storage unit of the information server 700 does not matter. For example, the store information may be collected and stored by a program or the like executed by the information server 700, or the information sent from the store or the like as appropriate may be stored in the information server 700. may be

As the computer used for the information server 700, in addition to a personal computer and a server device, for example, various devices such as a mobile information terminal device such as a so-called smart phone and a tablet type information terminal device can be used. Each of the information servers 700 may be configured by one device, may be configured by a plurality of devices operating in cooperation with each other, or may be configured by a computer or the like incorporated in other equipment. There may be. The server may be a so-called cloud server, an ASP server, or the like, and any type of server may be used.

An information server 700 that stores information different from the store information described above may be provided so that the information processing system 1 can use it. For example, an information server 700 that stores menus, item information such as items used for the menus, and cooking information such as recipes may be used.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the information processing system 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the information processing apparatus 100 includes a storage unit 110 , a reception unit 130 , a processing unit 140 , an output unit 161 and a transmission unit 170 . The information processing device 100 is, for example, a server device, but may be a personal computer, a mobile information terminal, or the like. The information processing apparatus 100 may be configured by one server, may be configured by a plurality of servers that operate in cooperation with each other, or may be configured by a computer or the like incorporated in other equipment. good. The server may be a so-called cloud server, an ASP server, or the like, and any type of server may be used. A user of the information processing device 100 can use the information processing device 100 by communicating with the information processing device 100 using the terminal device 600 . The user may be able to use the information processing device 100 by directly operating it.

The storage unit 110 includes a first storage unit 111 , a second storage unit 113 , a user information storage unit 115 and a shop information storage unit 117 . The storage unit 110 is preferably a non-volatile recording medium, but can also be realized with a volatile recording medium. For example, information received by the receiving unit 130 and information obtained by the processing unit 140 are stored in each unit of the storage unit 110 . The stored process is not limited to this. For example, information or the like may be stored in the storage section 110 via a recording medium, or information or the like transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the storage section 110. Alternatively, information or the like input via an input device may be stored in the storage unit 110 .

Information about the menu is stored in the first storage unit 111 . The first storage unit 111 may be called a menu information storage unit. The information about the menu can include, for example, information specifying items used for preparing the menu (cooking, etc.), information about cooking methods, information about nutrients, and the like. Here, the items to be used refer to the ingredients of the menu, for example, but may also include information such as cooking utensils. Information about the menu is stored in association with, for example, a menu identifier that identifies the menu. When a menu includes two or more dishes, an identifier that identifies each dish is stored as information related to the menu in association with the menu identifier, and the identifier that identifies each dish specifies the item used. It may be stored in association with information such as information and cooking method. Further, in this case, the identifier for identifying the dish may be associated with the information indicating the order in the menu.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of menu-related information used in the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information about the menu includes, for example, a "menu name" that is a menu identifier, an item identifier that identifies the item to be used, and information that indicates the location of predetermined data representing the cooking method (for example, " cooking information file”). For example, when the menu is "hamburger steak", an item identifier indicating minced meat, an item identifier indicating an onion, and the like, which are used items, are recorded as information regarding the menu.

Returning to FIG. 2, the second storage unit 113 stores information about luxury items. The second storage unit 113 may be called a preference item information storage unit. The information about the luxury item may include, for example, information specifying items used for preparing (cooking, etc.) the favorite item, information on cooking methods, information on nutrients, and the like. Here, the used item refers to, for example, a material for a luxury item, but may also include information such as cooking utensils. For example, the information related to the preference item is stored in association with a preference item identifier that identifies the preference item (as a specific example, it may be called a beverage identifier).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of information on luxury goods used in the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the information about the favorite item includes, for example, a "beverage name" that is a beverage identifier, an item identifier that identifies the item to be used, and information that indicates the location of predetermined data representing the cooking method. sell. For example, if the luxury item is a "(specific) highball", the item identifier indicating the specific whiskey product that is the item used, the item identifier indicating carbonated water, etc. are recorded as information related to the luxury item. It is

Returning to FIG. 2, the user information storage unit 115 stores user information. In the present embodiment, user information is information in which a user identifier that identifies a user who uses information processing system 1 is associated with information about the user. User information may include various types of information. For example, it may include information transmitted from the terminal device 600 used by the user, information about the user acquired by the information processing device 100 as described later, and the like. The information transmitted from the terminal device 600 used by the user includes, for example, the user's basic information and the like, as well as occasional information and the like, which will be described later. Also, the information acquired by the information processing apparatus 100 about the user corresponds to, for example, history information related to past menus, which will be described later. The user information storage unit 115 may store user information transmitted from other external devices or the like.

The basic information is information about the user's state and characteristics, such as user's general information (region, age, etc.), activity status, health status, and information about preferences input by the user. For example, the basic information may include information on dietary preferences, information on dietary requirements, information on dietary requirements, user policy on meals, information on selection of stores for purchasing items to be used, and other information on user's living conditions. Various information such as lifestyle information may be included. Examples of information about preferences include taste preferences, favorite foodstuffs, favorite seasonings, and favorite alcoholic beverages (for example, alcoholic beverage categories, drinking methods, brands, brands, etc.). The information about the request includes, for example, ingredients that the user does not want to use, and what to emphasize when selecting a menu (for example, whether to give priority to time saving, to be healthy, to save money, etc.). applicable. Information about requirements includes, for example, foods with allergies, budgets (e.g. budget per meal, budget for a given period), factors that need to be restricted or consumed to achieve good health (calories, sugar content, etc.). to a predetermined amount, intake of a predetermined amount of a predetermined nutrient, etc.), time available for cooking, and the like. For example, the information regarding the selection of a store may include information specifying a store that is frequently used for shopping, information regarding a purchase location such as the user's location or commuting route, and the like. Life information includes, for example, the number and composition of people who normally eat meals (number of people in a family, gender, generation, etc.), trends in the amount of meals eaten at one time (small, large, normal, etc.), etc. Information such as the presence or absence of evening drinks may be applicable. For each attribute of the basic information, for example, an attribute value for each individual included in one user who is a family member may be recorded. Note that the basic information may include answers to user questionnaires, information generated based on the answers, information about the user's medical history, and the like. The basic information is, for example, input by the user in advance, but is not limited to this. For example, information acquired by a wearable terminal worn by the user, an external database in which user information is recorded, etc. It may be information acquired from, for example. The basic information can be updated using, for example, information transmitted from the user or information acquired by the user information acquisition unit 141 described later.

Note that the basic information may include possession information indicating the types and amounts of ingredients stocked by the user at a base such as his/her home. The possessed information may include, for example, information on the expiration date (expiration date, expiration date, etc.) during which each ingredient can be used.

The occasional information is information that is obtained each time a user requests a recommendation of a menu or a favorite item. Each time information is, for example, information transmitted when request information is transmitted from a user's terminal device. For example, each-time information may include information specifying how many days the menu is, information specifying ingredients to be used, evaluation information indicating evaluation (feedback) of the previous menu, and the like. The information specifying how many days the menu is for may be said to be information specifying how many days the user is shopping for. Information for updating the basic information may be included in the information each time.

The history information is, for example, information indicating the user's past meal menus and intake history of favorite foods. In addition, evaluation information may be included in history information. In addition, the history information may include information related to the amount of money spent in a predetermined period.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of information on luxury goods used in the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows an example of user information about one user. The user information includes, for example, information on trends in meal amounts. It should be noted that this information corresponds to, for example, the information input by the user regarding family composition. The user information also includes information on taste preferences. This information corresponds, for example, to information entered by the user about taste preferences. User information also includes information about cooking time. This information corresponds, for example, to the information entered by the user about the cooking time. User information also includes information on calories per person. This information corresponds, for example, to the information entered by the user about the calorie limit per person. Also, the user information includes information on budget. This information corresponds, for example, to the information entered by the user regarding the maximum amount of money per meal.

Also, the user information includes information on ingredients to be used. In the example shown in the figure, the value of "0" is associated with the ingredients that can be considered to be avoided by the user, and the value of "1" is associated with the ingredients that can be considered to be desired by the user. It is This information corresponds to, for example, information input by the user regarding foods that the user does not want to use, foods with allergies, foods that he wants to use, and foods that he likes.

Returning to FIG. 2, the store information storage unit 117 stores store information. For example, the store information may include location information such as the address and position of the store, inventory information of each product in the store, price information of each product in the store, and the like. Here, the price information may include, for example, the price of each product, or may include special sale information such as whether or not the product is on sale (whether the product is sold at a lower price than usual). good. The bargain sale information may be information specifying a bargain sale product. The inventory information may be said to be information indicating the product lineup. Also, the inventory information may be said to be information indicating whether or not the product can be purchased. The store information stored in the store information storage unit 117 can be updated using information acquired from the information server 700, for example. Note that the store information is stored in association with a store identifier that identifies the store, but is not limited to this. For example, store information corresponding to one store identifier may correspond to two or more stores that are the same chain store. In other words, store information may be stored for each affiliated store. In this case, the number of store information records is reduced, and the store information can be easily retrieved.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of store information used in the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the store information includes, for example, a "store name" which is a store identifier, location information indicating the location of the store, item identifiers of products on sale (an example of inventory information), and bargain sales. and an item identifier of the product (an example of special sale information, an example of price information). That is, from the store information, it is possible to specify whether or not a certain use item can be purchased at the store and whether or not it is sold as a bargain product.

Returning to FIG. 2, the receiving unit 120 receives information transmitted from another device. The receiving unit 120 stores the received information in the storage unit 110, for example. The receiving unit 120 is usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by means for receiving broadcasting.

In the present embodiment, for example, the user inputs information using the terminal device 600 and transmits the information to the information processing device 100 . The receiving unit 120 can store each piece of transmitted information in the storage unit 110 in association with the user identifier. Note that when receiving information from the terminal device 600, the receiving unit 120 can identify the user identifier of the user involved in the transmission based on the transmitted information.

The reception unit 130 receives information input using input means (not shown) connected to the information processing apparatus 100 . The receiving unit 130 receives, for example, a user's operation. The reception unit 130 stores the received information in the storage unit 110, for example. The input means may be anything, such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, or menu screen. Accepting unit 130 accepts information input by an input operation (including, for example, information read by the device) performed using a reading device (for example, code reader) connected to information processing device 100. good too. The reception unit 130 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad and a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, and the like. Note that the receiving unit 130 may receive information such as voice input through a microphone, for example.

It can be said that the reception unit 130 receives information received by the reception unit 120 as information input to the information processing apparatus 100 . It can be said that the reception unit 130 receives a user's operation performed using the terminal device 600 . That is, the input of information to the information processing apparatus 100 may be interpreted to mean that the information is indirectly input to the information processing apparatus 100 by the user via the terminal device 600 or the like. may be interpreted to mean that the information is directly input to the information processing apparatus 100 using the input means. In addition, the information processing apparatus 100 can be given information by the user by executing a program that automatically generates information or by giving various information to the program to make it function. It may be regarded as an input of information to 100 .

The processing unit 140 can usually be implemented by an MPU, memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the processing unit 140 is normally realized by software, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit). The processing unit 140 performs various types of processing. Various types of processing are, for example, processing performed by each unit of the processing unit 140 as follows.

In this embodiment, the processing unit 140 includes a user information acquisition unit 141, a store information acquisition unit 145, a menu information acquisition unit 149, a recommendation information acquisition unit 151, a list construction unit 157, an output unit 161, and an order placement unit 165. .

The user information acquisition section 141 includes an evaluation information acquisition section 142 , a possessed information acquisition section 143 and a condition setting section 144 . The user information acquisition unit 141 acquires the user information of the user, and stores it in the user information storage unit 115 in association with the user identifier. In the present embodiment, user information acquisition unit 141 acquires basic information input by a user, for example, when one user starts using the information, and stores the basic information in user information storage unit 115 . In addition, the user information acquisition unit 141 acquires information each time the user makes a request for a menu or the like, and stores the information in the user information storage unit 115 . Note that the acquisition timing of the user information is not limited to this, and the acquisition route is not limited to this either.

The evaluation information acquisition unit 142 acquires evaluation information as user information. The evaluation information can be said to be information indicating whether or not the user positively felt the information on the menu and the favorite item recommended to the user by the information processing apparatus 100 . The evaluation information is obtained, for example, based on information input by the user. For example, when the user makes a request, the evaluation information is obtained by inputting information such as whether or not the previously recommended menu or favorite item was liked. Note that the acquisition timing of the evaluation information is not limited to this. For example, the evaluation information may be acquired by accepting an input from the user at a predetermined timing after output of recommendation information, which will be described later. Note that the evaluation information is not limited to this. good. For example, the evaluation information may include information on menus and favorite items selected by the user, and information on menus and favorite items not selected by the user. In the present embodiment, the user information may be said to include evaluation information indicating the user's evaluation of the recommendation information output by the output unit 161 and the candidate information, etc., as will be described later.

The possessed information acquisition unit 143 acquires possessed information as user information. The held information acquisition unit 143 acquires held information based on information input by the user, for example. The possessed information is obtained, for example, when the user makes a request or when the user appropriately inputs the information in a different situation. Note that the possessed information may be automatically acquired by the user information acquisition unit 141 without being limited to this. For example, the possessed information acquisition unit 143 uses information about items that the user has purchased in the past and information that can identify the items used in the menu (for example, history information may be used) to obtain information for each item. It may be automatically acquired or updated by performing a process of erasing the used amount from the purchased amount. The possessed information acquiring unit 143 is configured to acquire possessed information when it is detected that an item is stored in a refrigerator, warehouse, or the like owned by the user, and the information is received by the receiving unit 120 . may have been

The condition setting unit 144 sets acquisition conditions. It can be said that the condition setting unit 144 acquires acquisition condition information indicating acquisition conditions. Acquisition conditions are conditions that should be satisfied when the information processing apparatus 100 acquires information on recommended menus and favorite items for the user. In the present embodiment, the acquisition condition is set so as to correspond to the user, for example, based on the user's setting operation. That is, acquisition conditions are set for each user. In this case, the condition setting unit 144 is configured to acquire the acquisition condition information as user information. Note that the condition setting unit 144 may be configured to set acquisition conditions that are commonly used for two or more users.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the acquisition condition may include, for example, that the contents of menus for each meal occasion within a predetermined number of days do not overlap. Meal occasion refers to a single meal on a particular day. In other words, the acquisition condition may include, for example, not overlapping the menus for each meal opportunity, such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner, within a predetermined period. By setting such an acquisition condition, it is possible to prevent the same menu from being repeated in a short period of time. Further, the acquisition condition may include that the contents of the favorite items of each meal occasion within a predetermined number of days do not overlap. The overlapping range may be limited to specific items of each menu or luxury item, or may be expanded to include genres or groups of each menu or favorite item. In other words, the acquisition condition may be set so that the menus and the contents of the favorite items for each meal opportunity within a predetermined number of days are not similar to each other.

Further, the acquisition condition may include, in the case of proposing menus and beverages for a predetermined period, including a liver-rest period in which only non-alcoholic beverages are suggested. With such an acquisition condition, it is possible to include a certain period of time during which non-alcoholic beverages are recommended, thereby providing an opportunity to enjoy a healthier and richer diet.

Further, when recommending a product that can be ingested for health purposes, such as a predetermined health drink, the acquisition condition may include continuously recommending the drink. Under such acquisition conditions, it can be expected that the health purpose expected by ingesting the beverage will be more likely to be achieved.

The store information acquisition unit 145 acquires store information about stores, and accumulates or updates the store information in the store information storage unit 117 . The store information acquisition unit 145 is configured to acquire store information from the information server 700, for example, but is not limited to this. Note that the store information acquisition unit 145 acquires store information, for example, when a predetermined acquisition timing has arrived. For example, when a predetermined time has come, when a user or the like issues a predetermined instruction, or when predetermined information processing is executed in the information processing apparatus 100, it is determined that the predetermined acquisition timing has come. It should be configured as follows. Note that the triggers for the store information acquisition unit 145 to acquire store information are not limited to these, and can be set as appropriate.

The menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires menu information regarding menus. The menu information is information about the menu. For example, a menu identifier or information stored in the first storage unit 111 in association with the menu identifier can be acquired as the menu information.

In the present embodiment, the menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires menu information related to the menu recommended to the user based on the user information. For example, when request information from a user is transmitted, the menu information acquisition unit 149 specifies a menu to be recommended to the user based on the user information of the user, and acquires the menu information.

Acquisition of menu information based on user information can be performed, for example, by searching the first storage unit 111 for menus that match search conditions generated using any attribute value of the user information. For example, search for menus that use ingredients that the user likes as items, search for menus that do not use ingredients that the user does not like, search for menus that meet conditions related to budget and nutrition, search for menus that match the conditions regarding budget and nutrients, and search for menus that use ingredients that the user prefers. It is possible to search for menus that match the conditions specified by the user. Also, a condition based on history information may be used as the search condition. For example, a condition that the user has never eaten or has eaten within a predetermined period of time in the past, or a condition that the number of times the user ate food is large or small may be used. Moreover, as a search condition, a condition based on the user's evaluation information or another user's evaluation information may be used. For example, a condition that the user's own evaluation or the evaluation of another user is higher than or relatively higher than a threshold may be used. The search condition used for the search may appropriately use multiple attribute values in combination. Further, when there are many menus that match the search condition, the menu information may be acquired so as to satisfy the condition regarding the number of menu information to be acquired. If it is necessary to limit the number in this way, a selection method can be used, for example, random selection, selection based on a rank for a given index, or the like.

Note that such a search condition may be interpreted as an acquisition condition set by the condition setting unit 144 . In other words, the menu information acquisition unit 149 may be said to acquire menu information based on the acquisition conditions set by the condition setting unit 144 .

Acquisition of menu information is not limited to the search for information as described above, that is, acquisition of information based on rules. For example, menu information may be acquired using learning information generated using input information including any attribute value of user information and output information including menu information associated with it in advance. In other words, the output information is obtained using the learning information configured in this way and the input information corresponding to the user who is the target of recommendation this time. Thereby, the menu information regarding the menu recommended to the user can be acquired. Acquisition of menu information using such learning information can be specifically performed, for example, by using the machine learning technique as described above. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a method of acquiring output information from input information using learning information, which is a table showing the correspondence relationship between an input vector based on input information and output information, as described above, may be used. (method using a table). Alternatively, for example, a method of acquiring output information from input information using learning information, which is a function representing the relationship between an input vector based on input information and information for generating output information, as described above, may be used. (method using a function).

Moreover, in the present embodiment, the menu information acquisition unit 149 may be configured to acquire menu information related to the menu recommended to the user based on the store information. For example, based on store information, the menu information acquisition unit 149 may be configured to acquire menu information of a menu that can be cooked using only usable items that can be purchased by the user at the store. As a result, it is possible to obtain the menu information of the menu that can be cooked by reliably obtaining the items to be used.

Note that the menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires the menu information based on the information when the information specifying the menu is input by the user or when the information specifying the menu is input from another device or the like. may be configured. That is, the menu information acquisition unit 149 is not limited to acquiring menu information related to menus recommended to the user, and may acquire menu information related to menus for the user designated by the user or other devices. .

The recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires preference item information related to preference items recommended to the user based on the menu information acquired by the menu information acquisition unit 149 . For example, when menu information is acquired by the menu information acquisition unit 149, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires preference item information based on the menu information. Luxury item information is information about a favorite item. For example, a preference item identifier or information stored in the second storage unit 113 in association with the preference item identifier can be acquired as the preference item information.

In addition, when the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires the preference item information, it acquires the recommendation information including the preference item information. It can be said that the recommendation information is information corresponding to the menu information acquired by the menu information acquisition unit 149 . The recommendation information may or may not include corresponding menu information.

Acquisition of the preference item information based on the menu information by the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 may be performed using, for example, correspondence information indicating the correspondence relationship between the menu information and the preference item information. The correspondence information may be created in advance and stored in the storage unit 110, for example, but is not limited to this. Since the corresponding information is related to the menu information and the preference item information, it can be regarded as the information about the menu stored in the first storage unit 111, or the information about the preference item stored in the second storage unit 113. It may be regarded as information. The correspondence information may be prepared for each user and stored in the storage unit 110 in association with the user identifier, or may be commonly used by two or more users. The recommendation information acquisition unit 151 refers to the correspondence information to specify the preference item information that is compatible with the menu information, and acquires the specified preference item information.

Corresponding information is, for example, a combination of menu information and luxury item information, with a score (for example, the higher the compatibility, the better or worse the compatibility) or the flag (good or bad compatibility) between the menu and the luxury item in the meal. can be associated with Also, for example, a list recording good (or bad) combinations may be used as correspondence information. Such a correspondence relationship can be generated based on the result of sensory evaluation by an evaluator, the result of measuring information on various indexes, and evaluation information by a user. It should be noted that the existing correspondence information stored in the storage unit 110 may be updated using the evaluation information when the evaluation is performed by the user.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of correspondence information used in the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

The correspondence information shown in FIG. 7 is a correspondence table in which flags are used to indicate whether the combination of the menu and the luxury item is compatible with each other. "1" is indicated for a combination that is compatible, and "0" is indicated for a combination that is not compatible. For example, a menu whose menu identifier is “beef steak” is compatible with alcoholic beverages whose luxury item identifiers are “wine 1 (red)” and “beer”. It is possible to grasp that compatibility with other liquors is not so.

In the case of using this correspondence information, it is assumed that the menu information is "beef steak", for example. In such a case, the recommendation information acquiring unit 151 acquires, as the luxury item information, "wine 1 (red)" and "beer", which are liquors that are said to go well with the menu of "beef steak". be able to.

In addition, when acquiring the luxury item information of only a limited number of alcoholic beverages out of a plurality of alcoholic beverages, for example, a selection method such as random selection or selection based on the ranking of a predetermined index may be used. can be done. In the case of using correspondence information indicating the degree of compatibility between a menu and a luxury item in stages, a combination with better compatibility may be selected.

Note that, in the present embodiment, the recommendation information acquiring unit 151 acquires preference item information related to preference items to be recommended to the user based on user information.

Acquisition of preference item information based on user information can be performed, for example, by searching the second storage unit 113 for preference items that match search conditions generated using any attribute value of the user information. For example, search for luxury items that use ingredients that the user likes as items, search for luxury items that do not use ingredients that the user does not like as items, or search for luxury items that meet conditions such as budget and alcohol content. You can search. Also, a condition based on history information may be used as the search condition. For example, a condition such that the user has never or has ingested within a predetermined period of time in the past, or a condition that the frequency of ingestion is high or low may be used. Moreover, as a search condition, a condition based on the user's evaluation information or another user's evaluation information may be used. For example, a condition that the user's own evaluation or the evaluation of another user is higher than or relatively higher than a threshold may be used. The search condition used for the search may appropriately use multiple attribute values in combination. Further, when there are many preference items that match the search condition, the preference item information may be acquired so as to satisfy the condition regarding the number of preference item information to be acquired. If it is necessary to limit the number in this way, a selection method can be used, for example, random selection, selection based on a rank for a given index, or the like.

Note that such a search condition may be interpreted as an acquisition condition set by the condition setting unit 144 . In other words, the recommended information acquisition unit 151 acquires the preference item information based on the acquisition conditions set by the condition setting unit 144 .

Acquisition of luxury item information is not limited to acquisition of information only by searching for information as described above, that is, acquisition of information based only on a rule base. For example, preference item information is acquired using learning information generated using input information including any attribute value of user information and output information including preference item information associated with it in advance, and the acquired preference item information is acquired. Preference item information to be acquired based on correspondence information and menu information may be selected from the item information. That is, by obtaining the output information using the learning information configured to obtain the output information from the input information and the input information corresponding to the user to be recommended this time, the preference to be recommended to the user can be obtained. It is possible to acquire luxury item information related to the item. Acquisition of preference item information using such learning information can be specifically performed by using, for example, the above-described machine learning method. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a method of acquiring output information from input information using learning information, which is a table showing the correspondence relationship between an input vector based on input information and output information, as described above, may be used. (method using a table). Alternatively, for example, a method of acquiring output information from input information using learning information, which is a function representing the relationship between an input vector based on input information and information for generating output information, as described above, may be used. (method using a function).

It should be noted that correspondence information need not be used when preference item information is acquired using learning information in this manner. When correspondence information is not used, for example, learning information may be configured so as to include menu information and user information as input information, and preference item information as output information. Alternatively, the learning information may be configured such that the menu information is input information and the output information is preference item information, without using the user information as the input information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 may be configured to acquire preference item information related to preference items to be recommended to the user based on store information. For example, based on the store information, the recommendation information acquiring unit 151 acquires the preference item information of the preference items that the user can purchase at the store, and the preference item information of the preference items that can be cooked using only the purchasable use items. may be configured to As a result, it is possible to reliably obtain the preference item information of the preference item that can be obtained and the preference item information of the preference item that can be cooked by obtaining the used item.

Here, in the present embodiment, the processing related to recommendation of a combination of a menu and a favorite item as described above may be performed for menus for two or more meal occasions in a predetermined period in the future. That is, the menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires menu information of menus for meal occasions for a plurality of times in a predetermined period, or obtains menu information for meal occasions for a plurality of times in a predetermined period based on user information. information may be obtained. In this way, when menu information for two or more meal occasions is acquired, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 may acquire recommendation information corresponding to each of the two or more meal occasions. For example, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires the preference item information of the corresponding preference item based on the menu information of each meal opportunity, and obtains the recommendation information including a plurality of combinations of the menu information and the preference item information. You may do so. In addition, for example, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 is configured to acquire preference item information of one preference item commonly corresponding to menu information of two or more meal occasions out of a plurality of meal occasions in a predetermined period. may be

In this way, when menu information for two or more meal occasions and corresponding luxury item information are acquired, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires the preference item information and the preference item information according to the acquisition conditions set by the condition setting unit 144. It is preferable to acquire recommendation information. Depending on the acquisition conditions, for example, it is easily possible to enjoy changing menus and favorite foods that match them, to be able to drink health-consciously, and to effectively ingest health drinks.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of information used for setting acquisition conditions in the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

In FIG. 8, the upper part shows information indicating the relationship between individual attributes and alcohol intake as a guideline. In the upper row, it is shown that the standard individual alcohol intake is 20 grams if the gender is male and 10 grams if the gender is female. Using such information and user information, the condition setting unit 144 can set a reference value for the alcohol content of a luxury item that can be recommended to the user as an acquisition condition. By setting acquisition conditions related to alcohol intake in this way, it is possible to promote alcohol intake in consideration of health.

In addition, the lower row shows the relationship between the user's health-related intentions and specific health drinks. That is, the health drink "black oolong tea" is suitable for users who like fatty foods, and the health drink "○○ tea" or "sesame barley tea" is suitable for users who are concerned about their blood pressure. It is shown that the health drink "○○ tea" is suitable for the user who is interested in. For example, if the user's preferences correspond to these preferences in the user information, the condition setting unit 144 sets the acquisition condition so that the health drink corresponding to the preference is recommended as a preference over other beverages. Alternatively, acquisition conditions can be set so that the drink is additionally recommended in addition to other beverages. With such a measure, it is possible to effectively propose to the user a health drink that meets the user's preferences.

Further, the processing related to the recommendation of a combination of a menu and a favorite item as described above may be performed for menu information related to a set of menus including two or more dishes. That is, the menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires menu information of a predetermined set of menus, or acquires menu information of a set of dishes based on compatibility between two or more dishes and user information. You may Further, when the menu information relates to a menu of a set of dishes including two or more dishes, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 specifies a luxury item corresponding to each dish based on the menu information. Thus, the recommendation information may be obtained by acquiring preference item information on two or more preference items in total. It is not necessary for each dish to correspond to one luxury item, and one luxury item may correspond to two or more dishes. In addition, in the recommendation information, there may be dishes that are not compatible with luxury items, or there may be luxury items that are not compatible with dishes. Also, if the menu information includes the order of each dish, the preference item information may include information specifying the order of each preference item. To easily enjoy a menu such as a course meal together with two or more delicacies according to the progress of each dish or meal.

Note that the menu information acquisition unit 149 and the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 select one or more information selected based on the user's operation received by the reception unit 130 from among the pieces of information output to the user by the output unit 161 as candidates. information as information related to recommendation. In this case, it is preferable that the menu information acquisition unit 149 and the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 prepare two or more pieces of information as candidates and output them from the output unit 161 . The user can select a desired one from the output candidates and receive a recommendation.

The cooking information acquisition unit 153 acquires cooking information about cooking for at least one of the favorite item and the menu corresponding to the recommended information. For example, the cooking information acquisition unit 153 acquires, as cooking information, information such as a cooking method for a menu corresponding to the recommended information among the information on the menu stored in the first storage unit 111 . In addition, the cooking information acquisition unit 153 acquires, as cooking information, information such as a cooking method of the preference item corresponding to the recommended information among the information on the preference item stored in the second storage unit 113, for example. By outputting such cooking information to the user from the output unit 161, the user can easily prepare meals. Therefore, the user's eating habits can be enriched.

The item information acquisition unit 155 acquires item information related to items used to prepare at least one of the favorite item and the menu corresponding to the recommendation information. For example, the cooking information acquisition unit 153 acquires, as item information, information specifying the items used in the menu corresponding to the recommendation information from among the information on the menu stored in the first storage unit 111 . Also, the cooking information acquisition unit 153 acquires, as item information, information specifying the use item of the preference item corresponding to the recommendation information, among the information on the preference item stored in the second storage unit 113, for example. By allowing the output unit 161 to output such item information to the user, the user can check the necessary items to be used, and can easily prepare meals. . Therefore, the user's eating habits can be enriched.

Here, based on the store information and the item information, the list construction unit 157 constructs a shopping list used for purchasing the use item in association with the store identifier that identifies the store where the use item can be purchased. The list construction unit 157 can construct a shopping list using store information stored in the store information storage unit 117, for example. Since the shopping list corresponding to the store is configured, the user can easily grasp the items that need to be purchased at one store by looking at the shopping list.

The shopping list can be configured using the result of inquiring whether the used item is in stock using inventory information or the result of inquiring whether the item is on sale using price information. Note that the shopping list may include items that are not used items. For example, by including items in the shopping list that are on sale but not on use items, the user can purchase the sale while shopping.

Note that the list construction unit 157 uses such item information and user information holding information of the user to be recommended, to specify whether or not it is necessary to purchase each use item, and It may be configured to construct a shopping list of items that need to be purchased. Items that need to be purchased may be items that you do not have in your possession, or items that you do not have in sufficient quantity or condition. You can prevent waste by utilizing the items you have.

The output unit 161 is configured to output information by transmitting the information to another device via a network or the like using the transmission unit 170 or the like, for example. The output unit 161 may be configured to output information by, for example, displaying the information on an output device such as a display or speaker provided in the information processing apparatus 100 .

In the present embodiment, the output unit 161 outputs recommendation information in association with the user. The output recommendation information is output in a state in which it can be recognized that it corresponds to a specific user. The output unit 161 can output recommendation information to the terminal device 600 of the user using the transmission unit 170, for example. Also, the output unit 161 may store (an example of output) the recommendation information in the storage unit 110 in association with the user identifier, for example.

Here, in the present embodiment, when item information is acquired, the output unit 161 can output the acquired item information. Moreover, when the shopping list is constructed, the output unit 161 can output the constructed shopping list. Moreover, when the cooking information is acquired, the output unit 161 outputs the cooking information. Information such as the item information, shopping list, and cooking information is output in association with the recommendation information. In other words, these pieces of information are output in association with the user. These pieces of information may be output as information accompanying the recommendation information, for example, at the same time as or at a corresponding timing when the recommendation information is output. Alternatively, the recommendation information may be interpreted as including these pieces of information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the output unit 161 may be configured to be capable of outputting menu information, preference item information, or candidates for recommendation information. For example, by outputting these candidates so that the user can perform a selection operation, the user can perform an operation of selecting a desired one from the output candidates.

The ordering unit 165 can order semi-cooked items for at least one of the favorite item and the menu corresponding to the recommended information to the store. A semi-cooked item is an item that includes one or more ingredients, which are used items, in a state in which a part of the process of cooking a luxury item or a menu is completed. For example, items that have undergone a predetermined preparation process, items that have been cut in a predetermined manner, and the like may correspond to semi-cooked items. Information as to whether or not half-cooked items can be provided may be acquired and stored as store information.

For example, the ordering unit 165 composes order information for preparing semi-cooked items for the store in response to the user's operation using the terminal device 600, and transmits the order information to the store or the person who manages the store. to place an order. By placing an order before going to the store, the user does not have to wait until the semi-cooked item is ready at the store. Therefore, the time required for shopping can be reduced and the time can be used effectively. In addition, since semi-cooked items can be used, the burden of meal preparation can be reduced, and the eating habits can be enriched.

The transmission unit 170 transmits information to other devices constituting the information processing system 1 via a network. Transmitter 170 is usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by broadcasting means. The transmitting unit 170 transmits information to the terminal device 600, for example. In other words, the transmitter 170 outputs information to the terminal device 600, for example.

Next, an example of the operation of the information processing apparatus 100 performed when a user uses the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, for example, a user accesses information processing device 100 via terminal device 600 and receives information transmitted from information processing device 100 while executing a predetermined application on terminal device 600. The information processing system 1 can be used by operating it. Note that the predetermined application may be, for example, a dedicated application that operates using information transmitted from the information processing device 100, or a web application provided by the information processing device 100 that is displayed for use. It may be a web browser or the like.

In this embodiment, the information processing system 1 is typically used as follows. The user registers his/her own basic information and the like in the information processing apparatus 100 in advance. When the user wishes to obtain information about the menu, the user uses the terminal device 600 to transmit request information indicating that the user wishes to obtain information (make a request). Then, the request information is transmitted from the terminal device 600 to the information processing device 100, and the information processing device 100 executes a recommendation process of recommending menus and favorite items. Thereby, the menu information of the menu recommended to the user, the luxury item information of the favorite item corresponding to the menu information, and the like are acquired. When the output timing arrives, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires recommendation information using menu information and preference information, and transmits (outputs) the recommendation information to the terminal device 600 . Upon receiving the recommendation information, the terminal device 600 displays on the display unit 661 based on the recommendation information. Thereby, the user can obtain the menu information and the information on the favorite items recommended by the information processing apparatus 100 .

When the information processing system 1 operates as described above, the information processing apparatus 100 performs various operations, for example, as follows. These operations are performed by the processing unit 140 executing control operations and the like while using each unit.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation of the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

(Step S1) The processing unit 140 determines whether it is time to acquire user information. For example, the processing unit 140 determines that it is time to acquire information when a user inputs information or when a timing such as a predetermined time arrives. If it is time to acquire the user information, the process proceeds to step S2; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S3.

(Step S2) The user information acquisition unit 141 acquires user information. The user information acquisition unit 141 stores the acquired user information in the user information storage unit 115 in association with the user identifier of the corresponding user. Go to step S3.

(Step S3) The processing unit 140 determines whether or not it is time to acquire store information. For example, when information transmitted from the information server 700 or the like is received, the processing unit 140 determines that it is the acquisition timing when a timing such as a predetermined time arrives. If it is time to acquire store information, the process proceeds to step S4, and if not, the process proceeds to step S5.

(Step S4) The store information acquisition unit 145 acquires store information. The store information acquisition unit 145 stores the acquired store information in the store information storage unit 117 in association with the store identifier. Go to step S5.

(Step S5) The processing unit 140 determines whether or not request information has been received. The request information is, for example, access to the information processing apparatus 100 by a predetermined method indicating that the user requests acquisition of recommended information, but is not limited to this. If the processing unit 140 determines that the request information has been received, the process proceeds to step S6; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S7.

(Step S6) The processing unit 140 performs recommendation processing for the user corresponding to the request information. The recommendation processing will be described later. Go to step S7.

(Step S7) The processing unit 140 determines whether or not it is time to output the recommendation information. The processing unit 140 determines, for example, based on user information or the like that a predetermined notification time set by the user has arrived. Alternatively, it may be determined that it is time to output when a predetermined time has come. Alternatively, the completion of the recommendation process may be determined as the arrival of the output timing. If it is determined that it is the output timing, the process proceeds to step S8, and if not, the series of processing ends.

(Step S8) The recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires recommendation information using the result of the recommendation process. Then, the output unit 161 outputs the recommendation information in association with the user. When this processing ends, a series of processing ends.

This process is configured to be repeatedly executed periodically. Note that the order of each determination and the processing corresponding thereto is not limited to this.

In the present embodiment, the information processing apparatus 100 performs recommendation processing as follows. That is, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires menu information candidates and transmits (outputs) them to the terminal device 600 for the user to select. The information transmitted in this way may be called menu selection information. In this case, the terminal device 600 receives menu selection information, displays a selection screen on the display unit 661 based on the menu selection information, and accepts a selection operation by the user. When the selection operation is performed, the information is transmitted from the terminal device 600 to the information processing device 100 . The information processing apparatus 100 acquires the selected menu information. Further, the information processing apparatus 100 acquires a candidate of preference item information for the preference item corresponding to the menu information, and transmits the candidate to the terminal device 600 for the user to select. Information transmitted in this way may be called preference item selection information. Then, similarly, the terminal device 600 accepts the user's selection operation based on the luxury item selection information. When the selection operation is performed, the information is transmitted from the terminal device 600 to the information processing device 100 . The information processing device 100 acquires the selected luxury item information.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of the recommendation process of the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

(Step S<b>11 ) First, the user information acquisition unit 141 receives information each time it is input by the user, and stores it in the user information storage unit 115 .

(Step S<b>12 ) The menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires the user information of the user who requested the recommendation process from the user information storage unit 115 .

(Step S13) The menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires menu information candidates based on the user information.

(Step S14) The output unit 161 outputs candidates for menu information. The processing unit 140 receives a selection operation by the user through the receiving unit 130 .

(Step S15) The menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires the selected menu information as recommended information.

(Step S16) Next, the recommendation information acquiring unit 151 acquires candidates for preference item information based on the menu information.

(Step S17) The output unit 161 outputs candidates for preference item information. The processing unit 140 receives a selection operation by the user through the receiving unit 130 .

(Step S18) The recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires the selected luxury item information.

(Step S19) The recommendation information acquisition unit 151 stores the menu information and the preference item information in the storage unit 110 or the like in association with the user identifier. After that, the process returns to the process shown in FIG.

Thus, in this example, the output unit 161 is configured to output the menu information acquired by the menu information acquisition unit 149 as a candidate to the user. Based on the user's operation received by the receiving unit 130 in response to the output, one or more selected menu information is acquired from the menu information candidates, and the recommended information acquiring unit 151 acquires based on the selected menu information to acquire luxury item information. That is, the candidate of the favorite item is prepared according to the menu selected from the candidates of the menu. Therefore, depending on the number of candidates, the user can select from among various combinations of menus and favorite items according to his/her preference.

Note that the information processing system 1 may output to the user the recommendation information regarding the combination of the menu and the luxury item as a candidate, and accept the user's selection operation.

In this case, for example, the recommended information acquiring unit 151 acquires recommendation information candidates including the menu information acquired by the menu information acquiring unit 149 and the luxury item information acquired based on the menu information, and outputs the candidates to the output unit 161. is configured to output the obtained recommendation information to the user as a candidate. Then, the recommended information acquiring unit 151 acquires one or more pieces of recommended information selected from the recommended information candidates based on the user's operation accepted by the accepting unit 130 in response to the output of the recommended information candidates. Such operations can be illustrated, for example, as follows.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing another example of the recommendation processing of the information processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG.

(Step S<b>31 ) First, the user information acquisition unit 141 receives information each time it is input by the user, and stores it in the user information storage unit 115 .

(Step S<b>32 ) The menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires the user information of the user who requested the recommendation process from the user information storage unit 115 .

(Step S33) The menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires multiple candidates for menu information based on the user information.

(Step S34) Next, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires one piece of preference item information for each item of menu information.

(Step S35) The recommendation information acquiring unit 151 acquires a combination of each item of menu information and preference item information as a candidate. It can be said that these are candidates for recommended information.

(Step S36) The output unit 161 outputs candidate combinations of menu information and preference item information. The processing unit 140 receives a selection operation by the user through the receiving unit 130 .

(Step S37) The recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires a combination of the selected menu information and luxury item information. Then, the menu information and the preference item information are associated with the user identifier and stored in the storage unit 110 or the like. After that, the process returns to the process shown in FIG.

Thus, in this example, the output unit 161 is configured to output to the user candidates for combinations of menu information and preference item information. Therefore, the user can easily select a combination of the menu information and the preference item information simply by selecting the output candidates.

In the present embodiment, the display unit 661 of the user's terminal device 600 displays a screen of an application for using the information processing device 100 to present information to the user and accept input of information from the user. is done. That is, the user can use the information processing device 100 while displaying various screens on the terminal device 600 . Screen transitions are controlled by the processing unit of the terminal device 600 and the processing unit 140 according to appropriate communication between the terminal device 600 and the information processing device 100, or user operations received by the reception unit of the terminal device 600. It is realized by performing actions. Specific examples of typical display screens will be described below.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a user information input screen 1010 of an application running on the terminal device 600. As shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 shows a schematic diagram of the terminal device 600, but the illustration may be omitted in subsequent drawings. In addition, it is preferable that presentation of information on menus and luxury goods is performed using images of cooking examples, images of products, etc., in such a way that it is intuitively comprehensible and selection can be aroused. is not limited to

The user information input screen 1010 is a screen for inputting information of a user who makes a request to acquire menu information and preference item information, desired conditions, and the like. When each item is entered and the decision button 1015 is pressed, the entered information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 . The information processing apparatus 100 accumulates the received information as user information.

The user information input screen 1010 includes, for example, the number of users, the number of days to prepare a menu (and whether or not breakfast, lunch, and dinner are required), daily budget, foods with allergies, and items to be used with particular priority. It includes fields for entering information such as ingredients.

When information is input to the user information input screen 1010 and the enter button 1015 is pressed, the screen transitions to, for example, a menu selection screen 1030 (shown in FIG. 13).

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a menu selection screen 1030 of an application that operates on the terminal device 600. As shown in FIG.

In the illustrated example, menu selection screen 1030 shows menu candidates for breakfast and dinner for three days. In this specific example, the user can select the displayed menu candidate by confirming the displayed menu candidate and pressing the decision button 1035 if the content is acceptable. It should be noted that it may be configured such that each menu can be individually selected so as to be replaced with another menu not shown in the drawing.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a menu display screen 1040 of an application running on the terminal device 600. As shown in FIG.

In the illustrated example, the menu display screen 1040 includes recommended menu information. The cooking information may be displayed according to the menu. Menu display screen 1040 includes add list button 1047 . When the add list button 1047 is operated, the items used for preparing the menu are added to the shopping list.

The menu display screen 1040 also includes a luxury item display section 1043 that shows the acquired luxury item information as a drink that goes well with the menu. By displaying the luxury item display portion 1043 together with the menu, the user who sees this can recognize that the drink of the luxury item display portion 1043 matches the menu. The user purchases the recommended beverage and eats along with the menu, thereby enjoying the meal more richly. Note that the preference item display section 1043 may also include an add list button 1047 for adding the item to the shopping list.

It should be noted that in this example, it may be considered that menus and luxury items are displayed as candidates. In that case, the operation of the add list button 1047 may be grasped as the operation of selecting the menu or favorite item.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a recommendation candidate display screen 1130 of an application running on the terminal device 600. As shown in FIG.

The recommendation candidate display screen 1130 is a screen that displays candidates for combinations of menus and luxury items, and accepts selections by the user. The recommendation candidate display screen 1130 may include two or more pieces of candidate information 1140 . Each candidate information 1140 includes a menu display 1141 and a luxury item display 1143 corresponding to the menu. The user can select a combination of the menu and the favorite item by performing an operation of pressing the selection button 1145 of the desired candidate information 1140 . Note that each candidate information 1140 includes a favorite button 1147 . By operating and activating favorite button 1147, the user can record evaluation information indicating that the candidate information 1140 has been highly evaluated as user information.

Note that only one of the recommendation candidate display screen 1130 and the menu display screen 1040 may be displayed.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a shopping list screen 1050 of an application running on the terminal device 600. As shown in FIG.

On the shopping list screen 1050, items of items recommended for purchase at a predetermined store are listed according to the user's selection result of the recommendation information. In the specific example shown in the figure, item items are categorized into sale items 1053, recommended items 1055, and additional items 1057 and displayed. For example, based on store information, items that are on sale are displayed as sale items 1053 and items recommended by the store are displayed as recommended items 1055 . Also, based on the user's possession information, items that the user has but need to purchase are displayed as additional purchases 1057 . The screen configuration of the shopping list is not limited to this, and can be set as appropriate.

Note that the shopping list does not have to be displayed for each store. Even in that case, the user can refer to the shopping list to go shopping at one or more stores, and can conveniently use the shopping list.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a cooking information screen 1090 of an application running on the terminal device 600. As shown in FIG.

A menu recipe 1091 is displayed on the cooking information screen 1090 using the menu cooking information corresponding to the output recommendation information. The user can grasp the recipe 1091 by looking at the cooking information screen 1090 .

Here, the cooking information screen 1090 includes a first button 1094, a second button 1095, and a third button 1096 for purchasing items such as ingredients. By operating these buttons 1094, 1095, 1096, the user can easily procure ingredients.

That is, the first button 1094 is, for example, a button for ordering a used item, which is a food ingredient, to a predetermined store. By ordering, the item may be set aside at the store, settled, or shipped. Alternatively, the used item may simply be added to the shopping list without placing an order.

The second button 1095 is a button for ordering half-cooked items from a predetermined store. When the second button 1095 is operated, order information is transmitted from the information processing device 100 to the store. At the store, the order information can be received and semi-cooked items can be prepared accordingly for the user's visit. It should be noted that payment may be made along with the ordering.

A third button 1096 is a button for placing an order for cooked items to a predetermined store. When the third button 1096 is operated, the order information is transmitted from the information processing device 100 to the store. At the store, the order information can be received, and the menu can be prepared according to the order information in preparation for the user's visit. It should be noted that payment may be made along with the ordering.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the user can obtain information on favorite items recommended based on the menu. Therefore, by using the information processing apparatus 100, it is possible to create an opportunity for the user to enjoy a favorite item along with a meal. Therefore, by using the information processing apparatus 100, it is possible to contribute to enriching the user's eating habits.

In recent years, with the diversification of lifestyles and changes in lifestyles, problems in daily eating habits are also diversifying. For example, it is painful to think of a menu for 2-3 days, or it is difficult to think of a menu that can be made from ingredients already at home, or I went shopping at a store specifying the ingredients I want to purchase. However, there may be various difficulties depending on the user, such as lack of stock. In the present embodiment, it is possible to recommend menus to individual users by using user information related to user preferences, possession information, budget, and the like. Therefore, it is possible to cope with various problems according to the circumstances of individual users, reduce the burden on the user regarding eating habits including meal preparation, and enable the user to enjoy eating habits.

In addition, some users are forced to eat in a limited amount of time, including meal preparation, so there may be a problem that they do not have enough time to enjoy alcoholic beverages. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, by using the information processing apparatus 100, it is possible to facilitate the preparation of meals, and to output information on alcohol that is considered to be compatible with the menu. can. Therefore, the user can enjoy the sake that matches the menu with more leeway.

Note that the processing in this embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Also, this software may be recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed. Note that the software that implements the information processing apparatus 100 in the present embodiment is the following program. That is, this program is a program executed by the computer of the information processing apparatus 100, and the computer of the information processing apparatus 100 is configured to acquire menu information regarding menus for the user, and a recommendation information acquisition unit for acquiring preference item information related to a preference item to be recommended to a user, and for acquiring recommendation information including the preference item information; It is a program for functioning as a department.

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In the above-described embodiment, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 may be configured to acquire preference item information using only other information without using menu information. Specifically, for example, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 may be configured to acquire preference item information using user information. Further, for example, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 may be configured to acquire preference item information using store information. Even in this case, as in the above-described embodiment, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 is configured to acquire preference item information by searching for information from the second storage unit 113 or by a method using learning information. It is good if it is. For example, by using learning information in which input information includes user information and store information and output information is preference item information, preference item information may be acquired without using menu information.

In addition, when information specifying a favorite item is input by the user or information specifying a favorite item is input from another device, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires the information on the favorite item based on the information. may be configured to That is, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires not only the preference item information about the preference item recommended to the user, but also the preference item information about the preference item for the user designated by the user or another device. You may

When the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 is configured to acquire the preference item information without using the menu information, the information processing apparatus includes the menu information acquisition unit 149 that acquires the menu information related to the menu for the user, A recommendation information acquisition unit 151 that acquires preference item information related to preference items for and acquires recommendation information in which the menu information and the preference item information are associated, and an output that outputs recommended information in association with the user 161 may be provided. By outputting the recommendation information in which the menu information and the preference item information are associated with each other to the user, the user can use the information of the combination of the menu and the preference item.

In addition, when the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires the preference item information without using the menu information, the menu information acquisition unit 149 selects a menu to be recommended to the user based on the acquired preference item information. You may be comprised so that menu information may be acquired. Even in such a case, by using the correspondence information regarding the compatibility between the menu and the luxury item as described above or by using the learning information, the combination of the menu and the luxury item that are compatible with each other is specified, and Corresponding information can be output.

That is, such an information processing apparatus includes a recommendation information acquisition unit 151, a menu information acquisition unit 149, and an output unit 161, and the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires preference item information about preference items for the user. Then, the menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires menu information related to the menu recommended to the user based on the preference item information, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires recommendation information including the menu information, and the output unit 161 can be configured to output recommendation information in association with the user. Here, the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 acquires preference item information corresponding to two or more meal opportunities for a predetermined period in the future for one user, and obtains menu information corresponding to each of the two or more meal opportunities. You may be comprised so that the recommendation information containing may be acquired.

When the menu information acquisition unit 149 acquires menu information related to a menu recommended to the user based on the preference item information, the information processing apparatus may be further configured as follows. That is, the information processing apparatus includes a reception unit 130 that receives a user's operation, and the output unit 161 is configured to output the preference item information acquired by the recommendation information acquisition unit 151 as a candidate to the user. The information acquisition unit 151 acquires one or more selected preference item information from the preference item information candidates based on the user's operation received by the reception unit 130 in response to the output of the preference item information candidates, The menu information acquisition unit 149 may be configured to acquire menu information based on the selected luxury item information. As another configuration, the information processing apparatus includes a reception unit 130 that receives a user's operation. The output unit 161 outputs the recommended information to the user as a candidate, and the recommended information acquisition unit 151 outputs the recommendation information candidate. Based on the user's operation received by the receiving unit 130 in response, one or more pieces of recommended information selected from among the candidates for recommended information may be acquired.

The information processing apparatus includes a storage section for storing use items, and an item discharge section for retrieving and discharging at least one use item corresponding to the recommendation information output by the output section 161 from the storage section. It may be configured to constitute a provision system. In this case, the information processing device may be built in a device having a storage section or an item ejection section, or may be used by being communicably connected to such a device. For example, the item providing system may be configured to be able to eject the item used for the beverage from the item ejection unit so that the user can consume the beverage indicated by the luxury item information corresponding to the recommendation information. Further, for example, the item providing system is configured to be able to discharge items used in the menu from the item discharge unit so that the user can consume the menu corresponding to the menu information corresponding to the recommendation information. good too. The items to be used may be liquor, syrup, powder, tea leaves, etc., which are ingredients for beverages, or ingredients for cooking. In addition, it may be a seasoning or spice used for luxury goods or cooking. As a result, it is possible to reduce the user's trouble of preparing a combination of a menu and a luxury item, and contribute to enriching the user's eating habits. The configuration of the device including the storage section and the item discharge section may be, for example, part of the configuration of a known beverage vending machine or tea dispenser, but is not limited to this.

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In the above-described embodiment, an example of outputting information on menus and favorite items that the user is recommended not to consume has been described. The information processing apparatus may be configured as follows. By referring to the output information, the user can lead a rich diet.

In the above embodiments, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or components that can be implemented by software may be implemented by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by reading and executing a software program recorded in a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory by a program execution unit such as a CPU. During the execution, the program execution unit may execute the program while accessing the storage unit or recording medium. Further, the program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, or may be executed by reading a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, etc.). good. Also, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product. Also, the number of computers that execute the program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

Also, the number of computers that execute the above programs may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

In addition, in the above embodiments, two or more components existing in one device may be physically realized in one medium.

In the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be implemented by centralized processing by a single device (system), or may be implemented by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. (In this case, it is possible to grasp the entire system composed of a plurality of devices that perform distributed processing as one "device").

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the information is passed between the components, for example, when the two components that exchange the information are physically different, one of the components output of information and reception of information by the other component, or one component if the two components that pass the information are physically the same from the phase of processing corresponding to the other component to the phase of processing corresponding to the other component.

In the above embodiments, information related to processing executed by each component, for example, information received, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, or received by each component In addition, information such as thresholds, formulas, addresses, etc. used by each component in processing may be stored temporarily or for a long period of time in a recording medium (not shown), even if not specified in the above description. Further, each component or an accumulation section (not shown) may accumulate information in the recording medium (not shown). Further, each component or a reading unit (not shown) may read information from the recording medium (not shown).

Further, in the above embodiment, if the information used in each component etc., for example, information such as thresholds, addresses and various set values used in processing by each component may be changed by the user, the above The user may or may not be able to change such information as appropriate, even if not explicitly stated in the description. If the information can be changed by the user, the change is realized by, for example, a reception unit (not shown) that receives a change instruction from the user and a change unit (not shown) that changes the information according to the change instruction. may The reception of the change instruction by the reception unit (not shown) may be, for example, reception from an input device, reception of information transmitted via a communication line, or reception of information read from a predetermined recording medium. .

The present invention is not limited to the configurations of the above embodiments and modifications thereof, and various modifications are possible and are also included within the scope of the present invention.

It is not limited to the configurations of the above-described embodiments and modifications thereof, and each component of the above-described embodiments may be appropriately replaced or combined with components of other embodiments. . Also, some components and functions may be omitted from the above-described embodiments and the like.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention has the effect that it is possible for the user to obtain information on favorite items recommended based on the menu, and to create opportunities to enjoy the favorite items along with meals. and is useful as an information processing device or the like.

1 information processing system 100 information processing device 110 storage unit 111 first storage unit 113 second storage unit 115 user information storage unit 117 store information storage unit 120 reception unit 130 reception unit 140 processing unit 141 user information acquisition unit 142 evaluation information acquisition unit 143 Possession information acquisition unit 144 Condition setting unit 145 Store information acquisition unit 149 Menu information acquisition unit 151 Recommended information acquisition unit 153 Cooking information acquisition unit 155 Item information acquisition unit 157 List construction unit 161 Output unit 165 Ordering unit 170 Transmission unit 600 Terminal device

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a menu information acquisition unit that acquires menu information related to menus for the user;
a recommendation information acquiring unit for acquiring preference item information related to the preference item to be recommended to the user based on the menu information, and for acquiring recommendation information including the preference item information;
and an output unit that outputs the recommendation information in association with the user. The menu information relates to a set of menus including two or more dishes,
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recommendation information acquisition unit is configured to acquire preference item information relating to two or more preference items based on said menu information. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said recommendation information includes information indicating correspondence between each of said two or more favorite items and at least one dish included in said menu. The menu information acquisition unit acquires menu information for two or more meal opportunities in a predetermined future period for one user,
4. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said recommended information acquisition unit acquires said recommended information corresponding to each of said two or more meal occasions. A condition setting unit for setting acquisition conditions,
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said recommended information acquisition unit acquires said recommended information corresponding to each of said two or more meal occasions according to an acquisition condition set by said condition setting unit. A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information of the user,
6. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said recommended information acquisition unit acquires said preference item information corresponding to said user based on said user information. A user information acquisition unit that acquires user information of the user,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the menu information acquisition unit acquires menu information related to a menu recommended to the user based on the user information. A reception unit that receives a user's operation is provided,
The output unit is configured to output the menu information acquired by the menu information acquisition unit to the user as a candidate,
The menu information acquisition unit acquires one or more selected menu information from the menu information candidates based on the user's operation received by the reception unit in response to the output of the menu information candidates,
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said recommended information acquisition unit acquires said preference item information based on said selected menu information. A reception unit that receives a user's operation is provided,
The recommendation information acquisition unit acquires recommendation information including menu information acquired by the menu information acquisition unit and preference item information acquired based on the menu information,
The output unit is configured to output the recommended information to the user as a candidate,
The recommendation information obtaining unit obtains one or more selected pieces of recommended information from among the candidates for recommendation information, based on user operations received by the receiving unit in response to the output of the candidates for recommendation information. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7. Equipped with a store information acquisition unit that acquires store information about the store,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein said menu information acquisition unit acquires menu information relating to a menu recommended to a user based on said store information. 11. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 6 to 10, wherein said user information includes evaluation information indicating a user's evaluation of the information output by said output unit. Equipped with a store information acquisition unit that acquires store information about the store,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein said recommended information acquisition unit acquires recommended information corresponding to said user based on said shop information. an item information acquisition unit that acquires item information related to items used to prepare at least one of a favorite item and a menu corresponding to the recommended information;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein said output unit outputs said acquired item information. a store information acquisition unit that acquires store information about the store;
a list construction unit that constructs a shopping list for use in purchasing the use item in association with a store identifier that identifies a store where the use item can be purchased, based on the store information and the item information;
14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said output unit outputs said configured shopping list. 15. The ordering unit that orders the semi-cooked item in a state where a part of the cooking process for at least one of the luxury item and the menu corresponding to the recommended information is completed to the store. The information processing device according to . a cooking information acquiring unit that acquires cooking information related to cooking for at least one of a favorite item and a menu corresponding to the recommended information;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the output unit outputs the cooking information. An information processing method realized by a menu information storage unit storing menu information related to menus for a user, a recommendation information acquisition unit, and an output unit,
The recommendation information obtaining unit obtains preference item information related to preference items recommended to the user based on the menu information stored in the menu information storage unit, and obtains recommendation information including the preference item information. a recommended information acquisition step;
and an output step in which the output unit outputs the recommendation information in association with the user. the computer,
a menu information acquisition unit that acquires menu information related to menus for the user;
a recommendation information acquiring unit for acquiring preference item information related to the preference item to be recommended to the user based on the menu information, and for acquiring recommendation information including the preference item information;
A program for functioning as an output unit that outputs the recommended information in association with the user.

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