JP4937642B2 - Product information providing system, product information providing server, and product information providing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a product information providing system, a product information providing server, and product information providing that provide product related information related to a product together with history information of the product in response to a product history inquiry request using a traceability code as a search key Regarding the method.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, traceability systems that provide consumers and the like who have purchased specific vegetables and meat with a history of production and distribution of the vegetables and meat via a communication network such as the Internet have come to be used.

  With the traceability system, it is possible to search and browse the production / distribution history of the product by using the search key as the code (traceability code) affixed or printed on the product such as vegetables and meat and the packaging of the product. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2005-31875 A

  In the conventional system described in Patent Document 1 described above, the production / distribution history of the product is provided, but information related to the product (fruit, fruit, meat, chicken egg, processed food, seasoning, beverage, etc.) (product related) (Information) can be provided, the system can be used more effectively.

  However, in order to provide product-related information, various information related to each product must be registered in advance in the database for search, which increases the management cost and management burden of the system. There was a problem that.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems and provides a product information providing system, a product information providing server, and product information that can provide product related information related to a product without increasing the management cost and management burden of the system. An object is to provide a providing method.

The product information providing system of the present invention is a product information providing system that provides product history information and product related information related to products in response to a request from a consumer terminal, and searches for history information attached to products. In response to a history information acquisition request from the consumer terminal that presented the code, the history information search means for searching for the history information of the product using the history information search code, and browsing the searched history information, and the history History information to be generated and provided to the consumer terminal by generating a product history information browsing screen for selecting whether or not to browse the product related information of the product indicated by the history information search code used for information search and providing means, from the consumer terminal displayed on the display device itself provided the product history information browsing screen according to the product history information browsing screen is provided, the product history In response to the broadcast viewing screen has accepted the product-related information acquisition request due to engineered, use a search engine of the product related information related to the product indicated presented history information searched code by the history information acquisition request Product-related information search request means for making a search request by presenting a search keyword corresponding to the history information search code, and product-related information for searching for product-related information using a search engine in response to the search request Search means, product related information transmitting means for transmitting the searched product related information, product related information receiving means for receiving the transmitted product related information, and providing the received product related information to the consumer terminal And a product related information providing means.

  With the configuration described above, product related information related to a product can be provided without increasing the management cost and management burden of an administrator who manages the traceability system.

  Product related information selection means for selecting product related information to be provided from received product related information is provided, and the product related information providing means is configured to provide the selected product related information to a consumer terminal. May be.

  The product-related information sorting means may be configured to sort product-related information by excluding product-related information that may contain danger information and personal information in accordance with predetermined sorting conditions. Good.

In response to a product-related information acquisition request from a consumer terminal, a search keyword related to the product indicated by the history information search code presented in the history information acquisition request is associated with the history information search code and the search keyword Search keyword determining means for determining using a keyword determination table is provided, and the product related information search requesting means is configured to present a determined search keyword and request a search using a search engine for product related information. It may be.

  The product related information is, for example, table of contents information associated with a URL for accessing a web page on which detailed information is posted.

The product information providing server of the present invention is a product information providing server that provides product history information and product related information related to products in response to a request from a consumer terminal. In response to a history information acquisition request from the consumer terminal that presented the information search code, the history information search means for searching for product history information using the history information search code, and browsing the searched history information , A product history information browsing screen for selecting whether or not to browse the product related information of the product indicated by the history information search code used for the history information search is generated and provided to the consumer terminal a history information providing means, from the product history information consumer terminal that viewing screen the product history information browsing screen according to is provided and displayed on the display device provided itself, the goods footwear In response to the information browsing screen accepts the product-related information acquisition request due to engineered, the search engine of the product related information related to the product indicated presented history information searched code by the history information acquisition request Product related information search request means for making a search request used by presenting a search keyword corresponding to the history information search code, and receiving product related information searched using a search engine in response to the search request Product related information receiving means and product related information providing means for providing the received product related information to the consumer terminal.

Furthermore, the product information providing method of the present invention is a product information providing method for providing product history information and product related information related to a product in response to a request from a consumer terminal,
In response to a history information acquisition request from the consumer terminal that presented the history information search code attached to the product, a history information search step for searching for product history information using the history information search code Generating a product history information browsing screen for allowing the user to select whether or not to browse the product related information of the product indicated by the history information search code used for searching the history information, and browsing the history information; A history information providing step to be provided to the consumer terminal, and the product history from the consumer terminal that has displayed the product history information browsing screen on a display device provided in response to the provision of the product history information browsing screen. in response to the information browsing screen has accepted the product-related information acquisition request due to the fact that has been operated, the history information retrieval code that has been presented in the history information acquisition request A request for a search using the search engine of the product related information related to be product, a product-related information search request step of performing search keyword presentation to the in accordance with the history information search code,
A product related information receiving step of receiving product related information searched using a search engine in response to the search request;
A product-related information providing step of providing the received product-related information to the consumer terminal.

  According to the present invention, product related information related to a product can be provided without increasing the management cost and management burden of an administrator who manages the traceability system.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a product information providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the product information providing system 100 includes a product information providing server 10, a search processing server 20, and a consumer terminal 30.

  The merchandise information providing server 10 and the search processing server 20 are each connected to a communication network 40 such as the Internet. The product information providing server 10 and the search processing server 20 are each configured by an information processing device such as a WWW server.

  The merchandise information providing server 10 is a headquarter server managed by a system administrator of the merchandise information providing system 100, for example, and executes various processes such as a history information providing process in the traceability system.

  The product information providing server 10 includes a product history information DB 11 that stores product history information indicating the history of each product. The product history information is information indicating the production history and distribution history of the product. For example, the product classification, the product name, the product producer / manufacturer / seller, the product seller / seller, the product production date・ Includes various information such as date of manufacture, product production location, and production location. The product history information DB 11 may be inside or outside the product information providing server 10.

  The search processing server 20 is a server device managed by, for example, a portal site operator that operates a portal site that can use a search engine, and includes a search information DB 21 that stores search information necessary for search processing by the search engine. Yes. The search information includes various types of information such as website information and dictionary information that can be searched by a search engine based on a search keyword, and the number of browsing of each site that is referred to during the search. In this example, at least a part of information that can be searched by the search processing server 20 is used as product related information. That is, for example, a part of the search information is used as product related information. Product-related information is various information related to the product. For example, the menu recipe using the product, various advertisements related to the product, or the site where the recipe or advertisement is posted are accessed. Information (specifically, for example, URL) and the like. The search information DB 21 may be inside or outside the search processing server 20.

  The consumer terminal 30 is configured by an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a portable information terminal, for example, and includes an environment including software and hardware for connecting to the communication network 40.

Next, the operation of the product information providing system 100 of this example will be described.
Here, the case where the consumer Y who purchased the product X makes a history inquiry of the product X using the consumer terminal 30 will be described as an example, and the description will be omitted except for the processing particularly related to the present invention. There may be.

  FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of product information (product history information, product related information) providing processing in the product information providing system 100 of this example. In the product information providing process, first, the consumer terminal 30 accesses the product information providing server 10 according to the operation of the consumer Y (step S101).

  In step S101, for example, it is accessed by a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) given to the store where the product X is purchased. In addition, you may make it access with URL provided to other organizations and organizations, such as the manufacturer which manufactures the goods X. FIG.

  When there is an access from the consumer terminal 30, the product information providing server 10 generates a code input screen for inputting a traceability code (product code) given to the product, and transmits it to the consumer terminal 30 ( Step S102).

  The consumer terminal 30 displays the code input screen from the merchandise information providing server 10 on the display device provided therein (step S103). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the code input screen includes a display area in which the name of a store is displayed, a code input area for inputting a traceability code, and the traceability code entered in the code input area. A search button or the like that is pressed when performing a search is provided.

  When the code input screen is displayed, the consumer Y operates an input device such as a keyboard provided in the consumer terminal 30 to input the traceability code assigned to the product X into the code input area.

  And consumer terminal 30 will transmit the traceability code of goods X inputted by consumer Y to goods information offer server 10, if press of a search button is received (Step S104).

  When the traceability code is received, the product information providing server 10 refers to the product history information stored in the product history information DB 11 and searches the product history information of the product X using the received traceability code (step S105). . Specifically, product history information associated with a traceability code (product code) is extracted from the product history information stored in the product history information DB 11.

  When the product history information of the product X is searched, the product information providing server 10 browses the searched product history information and determines whether or not the user wants to browse the product related information of the product X indicated by the searched product related information code. A product history information browsing screen for selection is generated and transmitted to the consumer terminal 30 (step S106).

  The consumer terminal 30 displays the merchandise history information browsing screen from the merchandise information providing server 10 on its own display device (step S107). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the product history information browsing screen is used to select a display area in which product history information of the product X is displayed and whether to browse product related information related to the product X. An area for displaying a product related information browsing button (a button displayed as “Browse”) and a product related information non-browsing button (a button displayed as “Do not browse”) is provided. That is, in this example, the product history information browsing screen is also a product related information browsing request selection screen for selecting whether or not to browse product related information related to the product X.

  When the merchandise history information browsing screen is displayed, the consumer Y browses the merchandise history information displayed on the merchandise history information browsing screen, and operates the input device provided in the consumer terminal 30 to merchandise. Press the related information browsing button or the product related information non-browsing button. In this case, if you wish to view the product related information related to the product X, press the product related information browse button. If you do not wish to view the product related information related to the product X, press the product related information non-view button To do. Here, it is assumed that the product related information browsing button is pressed. If the merchandise related information non-browsing button is pressed, the merchandise information providing server 10 is notified to that effect, and the processing here ends.

  When the product related information browsing button is pressed, the consumer terminal 30 requests the product information providing server 10 to provide product related information related to the product X (step S108).

  When receiving the request for providing the product related information, the product information providing server 10 determines a search keyword (step S109). In this example, the product information providing server 10 extracts the name of the product X that is the product to be searched and a related word related to the product X, and determines to use the extracted word as a search keyword. In this case, using the search keyword determination table stored in the product history information DB 11, the product name and related words associated with the traceability code related to the received product X are extracted. That is, the search keyword determination table is a table in which a traceability code is associated with a search keyword for a product indicated by the traceability code. In addition, you may make it include the historical information of the goods X which are the goods of search object in a search keyword.

  In step S109, for example, if the product X is pork, for example, the product name of the pork, the dish menu including the pork, the name of the store or restaurant that handles the pork, the production area of the pork, Some or all of the related words such as the pork producer are extracted as search keywords.

  When the search keyword is determined, the product information providing server 10 presents the determined search keyword and makes a request for providing product related information to the search processing server 20 (step S110).

  Next, the search processing server 20 sets the presented search keyword in response to a request for provision of product related information, and searches for product related information using a search engine installed in itself (step S111). Specifically, information searched using a search engine based on a search keyword presented from search information stored in the search information DB 21 is extracted as product related information. The search processing here may be so-called AND search or OR search. Thereafter, the search processing server 20 transmits the searched product related information to the product information providing server 10 (step S112).

  Upon receiving the product related information from the search processing server 20, the product information providing server 10 sorts the received product related information into information to be presented and information not to be presented (step S113). Here, for example, a method for obtaining a predetermined drug such as an agrochemical is selected so that predetermined information such as a preparation method or personal information related to a specific individual is excluded from the presentation information. This selection is performed, for example, by setting keywords such as “predetermined drug + production” and “person name + phone number” in advance and excluding information including this keyword. Thus, in this example, the filter process for selecting the information presented to the consumer Y is executed in step S113.

  Next, the product information providing server 10 generates a product related information providing screen for presenting the product related information selected for presentation (step S114). Then, the product information providing server 10 transmits the generated product related information providing screen to the consumer terminal 30 (step S115).

  The consumer terminal 30 displays the product related information providing screen from the product information providing server 10 on the display device provided therein (step S116). For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the product related information providing screen displays a display area in which product related information of the product X selected after being acquired from the search processing server 20 is displayed, and the total number of searched product related information. Hit number display area, “Next 5” button that is pressed when moving to the next 5 product related information display page, pressed when moving to the previous 5 product related information display page "Previous 5" button, "Return" button that is pressed when returning to the previous screen, "End" button that is pressed when the screen display is finished and the processing here is completed are provided. It has been. This product related information provision screen is a screen on which, for example, the same information as the search result screen when information is searched for in the portal site is displayed in the same layout.

  The consumer Y presses the “next 5 cases” button or the “previous 5 cases” button, and searches for product related information for browsing details. And the consumer Y selects the product relevant information displayed on the product relevant information provision screen (for example, mouse click), and displays the web page which discloses the product relevant information on the display device of the consumer terminal 30. Thus, the product related information of the product X is browsed. That is, when any of the product related information is selected (Y in Step S117), the consumer terminal 30 accesses the web page linked to the product related information and displays the web page.

  The product related information displayed on the product related information providing screen is table of contents information, and details of the product related information are posted on the linked web page. In this example, both the table of contents information and the detailed information are simply referred to as product related information.

  In this example, five items of product related information as the table of contents information are displayed. However, any number of items may be displayed.

  When the “end” button is pressed (Y in step S118), the consumer terminal 30 ends the process here. At this time, you may make it perform the browsing completion notification for instruct | indicating completion of the browsing process of merchandise related information with respect to the merchandise information provision server 10. FIG.

  As described above, in the above-described embodiment, the merchandise information providing server 10 responds to the acquisition request of the history information from the consumer terminal 30 that has presented the traceability code attached to the merchandise. The history information of the product is searched using the code, the searched history information is provided to the consumer terminal 30, and the presented traceability code indicates in response to the acquisition request for the product related information from the consumer terminal 30 A search request for product related information related to the product is sent to the search processing server 20, the product related information searched using the search engine in response to the search request is received, and the received product related information is sent to the consumer terminal. With the configuration provided for 30, without increasing the management cost and management burden of the administrator who manages the traceability system, So it is possible to provide a product-related information related to.

  That is, by requesting the existing search processing server 20 to search for product related information, an administrator who manages the traceability system (specifically, the product information providing server 10) needs to collect and manage product related information. In addition, it is possible to provide the product related information related to the product to the consumer without incurring the cost burden related to the construction and maintenance of equipment for storing and managing the product related information. In particular, when the search processing server 20 that is the search request destination searches a huge amount of information and is equipped with a high-performance search engine, such a huge amount of information is not managed by itself, Product-related information can be quickly and accurately extracted and provided from an enormous amount of information without providing a high-performance search engine by itself. Further, by requesting the existing search processing server 20 to search for the product related information, the product related information related to the product is provided to the consumer without securing traffic for searching for the product related information. It becomes possible.

  In the above-described embodiment, the product-related information provided to the consumer is selected from the product-related information received from the search processing server 20, and the selected product-related information is provided to the consumer terminal 30. Therefore, only appropriate information can be provided to the consumer.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, according to predetermined screening conditions, risk information about drug production information, etc., and product-related information that may contain personal information about a specific individual are excluded. Therefore, it is possible to exclude inappropriate information as information to be provided to the consumer of the product, and to provide only appropriate information to the consumer.

  In the above-described embodiment, the search keyword related to the product indicated by the traceability code presented in the history information acquisition request is determined and determined in response to the product-related information acquisition request from the consumer terminal 30. It is possible to provide product related information searched using not only the product name but also various related words related to the product. Become.

  In the above-described embodiment, as the product related information provided by the product information providing server 10 to the consumer terminal 30, the table of contents information associated with the URL for accessing the web page on which the detailed information is posted. Therefore, it is possible to allow the consumer to select whether or not to browse detailed information, and to provide a huge number of product related information.

  In the embodiment described above, as the product related information, link information to a web page on which detailed information such as a recipe of a menu using the corresponding product is listed as an example. May be automatically changed to a web page on which can be posted to provide detailed information as product related information. In this case, the contents of the searched web page (various information such as documents, images, and moving images) are displayed on the consumer terminal 30 as the product related information. Of course, the product-related information may include advertisement information.

  Also. In the embodiment described above, the product information providing server 10 and the search processing server 20 are separate servers. However, the product information providing server 10 and the search processing server 20 may be configured by a single server device. .

  According to the present invention, it is useful to be able to provide product related information related to a product without increasing the management cost and management burden of an administrator who manages the traceability system.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of a structure of the merchandise information provision system in one embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the example of merchandise information provision processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a code input screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a merchandise history information browsing screen. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a goods related information provision screen.

Explanation of symbols

10 product information providing server 11 product history information DB
20 Search processing server 21 Search information DB
30 user terminal 100 product information providing system

Claims (15)

A product information providing system for providing product history information and product related information related to a product in response to a request from a consumer terminal,
In response to a history information acquisition request from the consumer terminal that presented the history information search code attached to the product, history information search means for searching for history information of the product using the history information search code,
Generate a product history information browsing screen for browsing the retrieved history information and for selecting whether to browse the product related information of the product indicated by the history information search code used for searching the history information, History information providing means for providing to the consumer terminal;
Acquiring merchandise related information by operating the merchandise history information browsing screen from a consumer terminal that has displayed the merchandise history information browsing screen on a display device provided with the merchandise history information browsing screen in response to the provision of the merchandise history information browsing screen In response to accepting the request , a search request using a search engine for product related information related to the product indicated by the history information search code presented in the history information acquisition request is made according to the history information search code. Product-related information search request means that presents a search keyword ,
Product related information search means for searching for product related information using a search engine in response to the search request;
Product related information transmitting means for transmitting the searched product related information;
Product related information receiving means for receiving the transmitted product related information;
A product information providing system comprising: product related information providing means for providing received product related information to the consumer terminal. Product-related information selection means for selecting the product-related information to be provided from the received product-related information,
The product information providing system according to claim 1, wherein the product related information providing means provides the selected product related information to the consumer terminal. The product-related information sorting means sorts product-related information by excluding product-related information that may contain danger information and personal information according to a predetermined sorting condition. Information provision system. In response to a product-related information acquisition request from a consumer terminal, a search keyword related to the product indicated by the history information search code presented in the history information acquisition request is associated with the history information search code and the search keyword Search keyword determination means for determining using a keyword determination table ,
The product information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the product related information search requesting unit presents the determined search keyword and requests a search using a search engine for product related information. The product information providing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the product related information is table-of-contents information associated with a URL for accessing a web page on which detailed information is posted. A product information providing server that provides product history information and product related information related to a product in response to a request from a consumer terminal,
In response to a history information acquisition request from the consumer terminal that presented the history information search code attached to the product, history information search means for searching for history information of the product using the history information search code,
Generate a product history information browsing screen for browsing the retrieved history information and for selecting whether to browse the product related information of the product indicated by the history information search code used for searching the history information, History information providing means for providing to the consumer terminal;
Product related information when the product history information viewing screen is operated from a consumer terminal that displays the product history information viewing screen on a display device that the product history information viewing screen is provided in response to the provision of the product history information viewing screen In response to accepting the acquisition request , a search request using a search engine for product related information related to the product indicated by the history information search code presented in the history information acquisition request is stored in the history information search code. Product related information search request means that presents the corresponding search keyword ,
Product related information receiving means for receiving product related information searched using a search engine in response to the search request;
A product information providing server comprising: product related information providing means for providing received product related information to the consumer terminal. Product-related information selection means for selecting the product-related information to be provided from the received product-related information,
The product information providing server according to claim 6, wherein the product related information providing means provides the selected product related information to the consumer terminal. The product-related information sorting means sorts product-related information by excluding product-related information that may contain danger information and personal information according to a predetermined sorting condition. Information service server. In response to a product-related information acquisition request from a consumer terminal, a search keyword related to the product indicated by the history information search code presented in the history information acquisition request is associated with the history information search code and the search keyword Search keyword determination means for determining using a keyword determination table ,
The product information providing server according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the product related information search requesting unit presents the determined search keyword and requests a search using a search engine for product related information. The product information providing server according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the product related information is table-of-contents information associated with a URL for accessing a web page on which detailed information is posted. A product information providing method for providing product history information and product related information related to a product in response to a request from a consumer terminal,
In response to a history information acquisition request from the consumer terminal that presented the history information search code attached to the product, a history information search step of searching for product history information using the history information search code;
Generate a product history information browsing screen for browsing the retrieved history information and for selecting whether to browse the product related information of the product indicated by the history information search code used for searching the history information, Providing history information to the consumer terminal;
Acquiring merchandise related information by operating the merchandise history information browsing screen from a consumer terminal that has displayed the merchandise history information browsing screen on a display device provided with the merchandise history information browsing screen in response to the provision of the merchandise history information browsing screen In response to accepting the request , a search request using a search engine for product related information related to the product indicated by the history information search code presented in the history information acquisition request is made according to the history information search code. Product-related information search request step that is performed by presenting the search keyword ,
A product related information receiving step of receiving product related information searched using a search engine in response to the search request;
A product information providing method comprising: a product related information providing step of providing the received product related information to the consumer terminal. A product related information selection step for selecting product related information to be provided from received product related information;
The product information providing method according to claim 11, wherein in the product related information providing step, the selected product related information is provided to the consumer terminal. The product related information is selected in the product related information selection step by excluding product related information that may contain danger information and personal information according to a predetermined selection condition. Information provision method. In response to a product-related information acquisition request from a consumer terminal, a search keyword related to the product indicated by the history information search code presented in the history information acquisition request is associated with the history information search code and the search keyword A search keyword determination step for determining using a keyword determination table ;
The merchandise information providing method according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein in the merchandise related information search request step, the determined search keyword is presented and a search request is performed using a search engine for merchandise related information. The product information providing method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein the product related information is table-of-contents information associated with a URL for accessing a web page on which detailed information is posted.

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