JP5981616B1 - Cooking content providing method, information processing apparatus and cooking content providing program - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an appropriate provision of cooking contents to a person who uses a different language. An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and a calculation unit. The storage unit 1a stores management information 1aa in which identification information corresponding to a dish is associated with character string information in a first language indicating the contents of the dish. When the calculation unit 1b receives the selection of the second language from the terminal device 2 and receives the identification information corresponding to the dish included in the menu from the terminal device 2, the calculation unit 1b refers to the management information 1aa and corresponds to the received identification information. Search for information on the first character string to be obtained, acquire information on the second character string obtained by translating the first character string into the second language, and display used for displaying an image including the second character string Information is generated and display information is transmitted to the terminal device 2. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a dish content providing method, an information processing apparatus, and a dish content providing program.

  Information processing systems that support food ordering are used in stores that provide food. For example, a terminal device for ordering is installed on a store table. The terminal device displays a cooking menu on a display included in the terminal device, and accepts a food selection input by the customer. The terminal device transmits the order information of the selected dish to the store server computer.

  In recent years, due to an increase in foreign tourists and the like, there are increasing opportunities for people who use a language different from the language used to provide a cooking menu to visit a store and eat. Therefore, a method of providing the contents of the cooking menu to foreigners who use different languages has been considered.

  For example, the contents of the cooking menu are created in advance for each of a plurality of languages and stored in the server, and when the terminal device selects one of the languages, the content corresponding to the selected language There is a proposal to obtain and display from the server. In this proposal, it is also considered to create content in each language by translating the content in the original language with a translation tool.

JP 2015-49763 A

  As suggested above, it is conceivable that the contents of the cooking menu are created in advance for each of a plurality of languages. However, it is troublesome to prepare content in multiple languages for every item of cooking. On the other hand, it is also conceivable to create a content in each language by translating the original language cooking menu with a translation tool. However, the dish menu includes various contents such as a dish name and a sentence explaining the dish. For this reason, if the contents of each cooking menu are translated to create contents in each language, the possibility of mistranslation increases. Then, a cooking menu is provided with inappropriate expressions, and there is a risk that the customer's understanding of cooking will be hampered.

  In one aspect, an object of the present invention is to provide a cooking content providing method, an information processing apparatus, and a cooking content providing program for supporting proper provision of cooking content to a person who uses a different language.

  In one aspect, a cooking content providing method executed by a computer communicating with a terminal device that displays a cooking menu in a first language is provided. In the dish content providing method, when the computer receives the selection of the second language from the terminal device and receives identification information corresponding to the dish included in the menu from the terminal device, the first information indicating the identification information and the content of the dish is displayed. The first character string information corresponding to the received identification information is searched with reference to the management information that associates the character string information with the language, and the first character string is translated into the second language. The second character string information is acquired, display information used to display an image including the second character string is generated, and the display information is transmitted to the terminal device.

  In one aspect, an information processing apparatus is provided that communicates with a terminal device that displays a menu of dishes in a first language. This information processing apparatus includes a storage unit and a calculation unit. The storage unit stores management information in which identification information corresponding to a dish is associated with character string information in a first language indicating the contents of the dish. When the calculation unit receives the selection of the second language from the terminal device and receives the identification information corresponding to the dish included in the menu from the terminal device, the calculation unit refers to the management information and corresponds to the received identification information. Search for character string information, obtain information on a second character string obtained by translating the first character string into a second language, and generate display information used to display an image including the second character string. The display information is transmitted to the terminal device.

  Moreover, in one aspect, a cooking content providing program executed by a computer communicating with a terminal device that displays a cooking menu in a first language is provided. When the dish content providing program receives the selection of the second language from the terminal device and receives the identification information corresponding to the dish included in the menu from the terminal device, the dish content providing program displays the identification information and the contents of the dish. The first character string information corresponding to the received identification information is searched with reference to the management information that associates the character string information with the language, and the first character string is translated into the second language. The second character string information is acquired, display information used to display an image including the second character string is generated, and the display information is transmitted to the terminal device.

  In one aspect, it is possible to support appropriate provision of cooking contents to a person who uses a different language.

It is a figure which shows the information processing system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the information processing system of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware example of a management server. It is a figure which shows the hardware example of a terminal device. It is a figure which shows the function example of an information processing system. It is a figure which shows the example of GUI for a cooking content registration. It is a figure which shows the example of a management table. It is a flowchart which shows the example of a cooking content provision process. It is a figure which shows the specific example of an HTML file. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a cooking content provision process.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 illustrates an information processing system according to the first embodiment. The information processing system according to the first embodiment is a system used in a store that provides food. The information processing system according to the first embodiment includes an information processing device 1 and a terminal device 2. The information processing device 1 and the terminal device 2 are connected to a network 3. The network 3 may be a wired network or a wireless network. The information processing apparatus 1 may be a server computer provided in a store or a facility outside the store. The terminal device 2 may be a client computer used by a user. For example, the terminal device 2 may be a tablet device provided on a table in a store, or may be a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone possessed by a user.

  The information processing apparatus 1 includes a storage unit 1a and a calculation unit 1b. The storage unit 1a may be a volatile storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a non-volatile storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a flash memory. The computing unit 1b is, for example, a processor. The processor may include a central processing unit (CPU), a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and the like. Further, the calculation unit 1b may be a multiprocessor.

  The terminal device 2 includes a storage unit 2a, a calculation unit 2b, and a display unit 2c. The storage unit 2a may be a RAM, an HDD, a flash memory, or the like. The computing unit 2b is a processor such as a CPU, DSP, ASC, or FPGA (may be a multiprocessor). The display unit 2 c includes a display that displays a GUI (Graphical User Interface) based on the screen information provided from the information processing apparatus 1. The display unit 2c also includes an input unit such as a touch panel that receives a user's operation input on a display screen (an image displayed on the display unit 2c) (not shown).

  The storage unit 1a stores management information 1aa and dictionary information 1ab. The management information 1aa is information indicating the correspondence between the identification information corresponding to the dish and the character string information in the first language indicating the dish content. The management information 1aa is stored in advance in the storage unit 1a. Here, when the Japanese performs system operation management, the first language is, for example, Japanese. Moreover, the character string shown by character string information shows a foodstuff, a cooking method, seasoning, a taste, etc., for example. One character string indicated by the character string information is preferably a word including two words or one word, and more preferably one word. This is because mistranslation can be further reduced as will be described later.

  For example, information indicating the correspondence between the identification information “A1” and the character string information “Shrimp” is registered in the management information 1aa. The identification information “A1” is identification information of a dish named “tempura”. In this case, the character string “shrimp” is a word indicating one ingredient included in the dish “tempura”. In the management information 1aa, a plurality of words may be registered in association with the identification information. For example, in the management information 1aa, a word indicating a plurality of ingredients such as “squid” may be registered in association with the identification information “A1” (a plurality of contents are registered for one attribute. May be) Further, for example, in the management information 1aa, words corresponding to a plurality of types of attributes such as “fried food” (cooking method), “salt” (seasoning) are registered in association with the identification information “A1”. Also good.

  The dictionary information 1ab is information used for a process of translating a sentence in the first language into a sentence in a different language. For example, information for creating a sentence in a different language having the same meaning as the sentence in the first language.

  The computing unit 1b provides display information for causing the terminal device 2 to display a GUI. The display information may be created by, for example, an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) file. In that case, you may think that the calculating part 1b functions as a Web server.

  Similarly, the calculation unit 2b may be considered to function as a Web browser that displays a GUI on the display unit 2c based on the HTML file acquired from the information processing apparatus 1. The calculation units 1b and 2b communicate with each other and execute the following processing.

  First, the computing unit 1 b transmits display information corresponding to the display screen 4 to the terminal device 2. The display screen 4 is a GUI that accepts a selection input of a language used by the user. For example, the display screen 4 displays buttons in which language names such as “Japanese” and “English” are superimposed in each language. The user can select a language to be used by touching any button. In addition, on the display screen 4, each language name may be displayed by pull-down, and an image such as a national flag corresponding to each language may be displayed. When the user (visitor) arrives at the table and first receives a user operation on the terminal device 2, the calculation unit 2b acquires display information on the display screen 4 from the information processing device 1 and displays the display unit 2c. May be displayed. The calculation unit 2 b transmits information indicating the second language selected on the display screen 4 to the information processing apparatus 1.

  Then, the calculation unit 1b receives the selection of the second language from the terminal device 2. The computing unit 1b stores the information of the selected second language in the storage unit 1a in association with the identification information of the terminal device 2. The computing unit 1b transmits display information corresponding to the display screen 4a to the terminal device 2. The display screen 4a is a GUI that accepts selection input of a menu of dishes provided at the store. The calculating part 2b displays the display screen 4a on the display part 2c.

  The display screen 4a includes character strings such as dish names and dish descriptions in the first language. The display screen 4a includes an appearance image (referred to as a dish image) of the corresponding dish. More specifically, on the display screen 4a, the dish image of each dish is displayed in association with the dish names of a plurality of dishes such as “tempura” and “kushiyaki”. The display information on the display screen 4a includes information on the correspondence relationship between the dish image of the dish “tempura” and the identification information “A1”.

  The computing unit 2b accepts user operation input on the display screen 4a. For example, the user can select a dish for which the user wants to know the contents of the dish from a plurality of dish images included in the display screen 4a. For example, when the user wants to know the contents of the dish “tempura”, the user can select the dish “tempura” by touching the dish image of “tempura” with a finger or the like. The calculation unit 2 b transmits identification information associated with the selected dish to the information processing apparatus 1. For example, the calculation unit 2b transmits identification information A1 associated with tempura to the information processing apparatus 1.

  When the calculation unit 1b receives the identification information corresponding to the selected dish included in the dish menu from the terminal device 2, the calculation unit 1b refers to the management information 1aa and obtains information on the first character string corresponding to the received identification information. Search for. For example, when receiving the identification information A1 from the terminal device 2, the calculation unit 1b refers to the management information 1aa and searches for information on the first character string “shrimp” corresponding to the identification information A1.

  The calculation unit 1b acquires information on the second character string obtained by translating the information on the first character string into the second language. For example, the calculation unit 1b acquires information on the second character string obtained by translating the information on the first character string into the second language using the dictionary information 1ab. More specifically, when the first language is Japanese and French is selected as the second language on the display screen 4, the calculation unit 1 b displays the first character string expressed in Japanese. Then, the second character string translated into French is acquired by the dictionary information 1ab. In addition, the calculating part 1b can specify the 2nd language selected with the terminal device 2 with reference to the memory | storage part 1a, for example. Here, the dictionary information 1ab may be stored in a device other than the information processing device 1 (another device connected to the network 3). For example, the calculation unit 1b requests the other device to translate the first character string from the first language into the second language, and acquires the information on the second character string from the other device. Also good.

  The computing unit 1b generates display information for displaying the second character string. For example, the calculation unit 1b generates an HTML file that allows the second character string to be displayed by a Web browser. The calculation unit 1 b transmits the generated display information to the terminal device 2. As a result, the display screen 4b including the dish content translated in the second language is displayed on the display unit 2c. For example, when French is selected as the second language on the display screen 4, the display screen 4 b displays “tempura” ingredients in the ingredients column (for example, together with a character string indicating “food ingredients” in French). “Crevette”, which is translated “Ebi” in French, is displayed. In addition, the display screen 4b also displays an enlarged image of the dish image of the dish “tempura”. The calculation unit 1b may provide the terminal device 2 with information on the cooking image to be enlarged and displayed in this way.

  Here, in order to provide cooking contents to the terminal device, it is also conceivable that information including cooking menus and cooking contents translated into each language is stored in a computer in advance. However, it is troublesome to previously create contents corresponding to each language for all information such as cooking menus, and there is a problem that the operation cost is relatively high. According to the first embodiment, the system administrator only needs to create one content in the language used by the system administrator, and is not forced to create content corresponding to each language. Therefore, the operation cost of the system operation manager can be reduced.

  In addition, if all information including a cooking menu and cooking content is translated in a predetermined language after receiving a request from the terminal device, there is a problem that the possibility of mistranslation increases due to a large amount of translation. According to the first embodiment, the character string corresponding to the dish content of the selected dish is translated. By narrowing down the translation target in this way, the possibility of mistranslation can be reduced. In addition, by narrowing down the translation part, the translation time can be shortened compared to translating all information of the cooking menu, and there is an advantage that the time until the menu is provided to the user can be shortened. Thus, according to the information processing apparatus 1, it is possible to improve convenience when providing cooking contents to a person who uses a different language such as a foreign language.

  It is also conceivable to further reduce the possibility of mistranslation by devising the contents of the character string registered in advance in the management information 1aa. For example, if the contents of dishes are registered as sentences, the possibility of mistranslation increases when the calculation unit 1b or another device performs translation using the dictionary information 1ab. On the other hand, as described above, in the management information 1aa, words such as nouns and adjectives indicating food ingredients, cooking methods, seasonings, preferences, and the like are registered as character strings indicating cooking contents. As a result, translation in word units is sufficient in the translation process, and the possibility of mistranslation can be further reduced.

  The content of the display screen 4 (language selection) and the content of the display screen 4a (cooking menu) may be included in the same display screen and displayed on the display unit 2c. In this case, the terminal device 2 may transmit the selected second language and the identification information corresponding to the selected dish to the information processing device 1 at the same timing.

[Second Embodiment]
FIG. 2 illustrates an information processing system according to the second embodiment. The information processing system according to the second embodiment includes a management server 100, a terminal device 200, and a management terminal 300. For example, the information processing system is a system used in restaurants. The management server 100 and the management terminal 300 are connected to the network 90. The network 90 may be a LAN (Local Area Network) or a wide area network such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or the Internet. The terminal device 200 can access the network 90 via an access point (AP) 91. The AP 91 is a wireless router or a wireless base station that can wirelessly communicate with the terminal device 200. For example, the radio base station is connected to a mobile communication network (connected to the network 90). In that case, the terminal device 200 can access the management server 100 via the radio base station.

  The management server 100 is a server computer that provides a predetermined GUI or the like to the Web browser of the terminal device 200. In addition, the management server 100 stores information on the cooking contents corresponding to the cooking menu, and has a function of translating the cooking contents. Here, the cooking content includes ingredients, seasonings (condiments), cooking methods, and preferences.

  The terminal device 200 is a terminal device used by the user 80. The terminal device 200 may be a so-called smartphone. Further, for example, the terminal device 200 may be a PC (Personal Computer) or a tablet-type terminal device, or a terminal device installed in a restaurant.

  The management terminal 300 is a computer used by an administrator who manages a website. The management terminal 300 updates / deletes information such as a cooking menu displayed on the Web page.

The management server 100 is an example of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, and the terminal apparatus 200 is an example of the terminal apparatus 2 according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware example of the management server. The management server 100 includes a processor 101, a RAM 102, an HDD 103, an image signal processing unit 104, an input signal processing unit 105, a medium reader 106, and a communication interface 107.

  The processor 101 controls the entire management server 100. The processor 101 may be a multiprocessor including a plurality of processing elements. The processor 101 is, for example, a CPU, DSP, ASIC, or FPGA. The processor 101 may be a combination of two or more elements among a CPU, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA, and the like.

  The RAM 102 is a main storage device of the management server 100. The RAM 102 temporarily stores at least part of an OS program and application programs to be executed by the processor 101. The RAM 102 stores various data used for processing by the processor 101.

  The HDD 103 is an auxiliary storage device of the management server 100. The HDD 103 magnetically writes and reads data to and from the built-in magnetic disk. The HDD 103 stores an OS program, application programs, and various data. The management server 100 may include other types of auxiliary storage devices such as flash memory and SSD (Solid State Drive), or may include a plurality of auxiliary storage devices.

  The image signal processing unit 104 outputs an image to the display 11 connected to the management server 100 in accordance with an instruction from the processor 101. As the display 11, various displays such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display, a liquid crystal display (LCD), and an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display can be used. The management server 100 may include the display 11 integrally.

  The input signal processing unit 105 acquires an input signal from the input device 12 connected to the management server 100 and outputs it to the processor 101. As the input device 12, various input devices such as a pointing device such as a mouse and a touch panel and a keyboard can be used. A plurality of types of input devices may be connected to the management server 100. The management server 100 may integrally include the input device 12.

  The medium reader 106 is a device that reads a program and data recorded on the portable recording medium 13. As the recording medium 13, for example, a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk (FD) or an HDD, an optical disk such as a CD (Compact Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), or a magneto-optical disk (MO) is used. Can be used. Further, as the recording medium 13, for example, a non-volatile semiconductor memory such as a flash memory card can be used. For example, the medium reader 106 stores the program and data read from the recording medium 13 in the RAM 102 or the HDD 103 in accordance with an instruction from the processor 101.

  The communication interface 107 communicates with the terminal device 200 and the management terminal 300 via the network 90. The communication interface 107 may be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a hardware example of the terminal device. The terminal device 200 includes a processor 201, a RAM 202, a flash memory 203, a display 204, an input device 205, a reading unit 206, and a wireless unit 207. Each unit is connected to the bus of the terminal device 200.

  The processor 201 controls information processing of the terminal device 200. The processor 201 is, for example, a CPU, MPU, DSP, ASIC, FPGA, or PLD. The processor 201 may be a multiprocessor. The processor 201 may be a combination of two or more elements of CPU, MPU, DSP, ASIC, FPGA, and PLD.

  The RAM 202 is a main storage device of the terminal device 200. The RAM 202 temporarily stores at least part of an OS program and application programs to be executed by the processor 201. The RAM 202 stores various data used for processing by the processor 201.

  The flash memory 203 is an auxiliary storage device of the terminal device 200. The flash memory 203 stores an OS program, application programs, and various data.

  The display 204 outputs an image according to a command from the processor 201. For example, the display 204 is a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, or the like.

The input device 205 outputs the input signal to the processor 201. For example, the input device 205 is a button, a touch panel, or the like.
The reading unit 206 reads a QR (Quick Response) code (registered trademark) or the like. The wireless unit 207 is an interface that can perform wireless communication with the AP 91. For example, if the AP 91 is a wireless router, the wireless unit 207 is a wireless LAN interface.

  Here, the terminal device 200 accesses a Web site operated by a restaurant. For example, the terminal device 200 accesses a Web site by specifying a URL (Uniform Resource Locator). For example, the terminal device 200 may read a QR code attached to a paper medium or the like on which a cooking menu is written by the reading unit 206, obtain a URL from the QR code, and access a website.

  When the terminal device 200 accesses the Web site, information indicating the language is displayed on the display 204. For example, “Japanese”, “English”, and the like are displayed on the display 204. When one language is selected from the information indicating the language by the operation of the user 80 (for example, tapping the display 204), the display 204 displays a cooking menu, an image corresponding to the cooking, and the like. When one image is selected from the images by the operation of the user 80, the dish content translated from the dish content of the selected image in the language selected above is displayed on the display 204.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of functions of the information processing system. The management server 100 includes a storage unit 110, a reception unit 120, a search unit 130, a translation unit 140, and an output control unit 150.
The storage unit 110 is mounted as a storage area secured in the RAM 102 or the HDD 103, for example. The storage unit 110 stores a management table 111 and a dictionary table 112. Information related to cooking (for example, a cooking key corresponding to cooking) is registered in the management table 111. The dish key is identification information for uniquely identifying a dish. In the management table 111, information related to cooking is registered in advance by the management terminal 300. Information used for translation is registered in the dictionary table 112. For example, in the dictionary table 112, information indicating a correspondence relationship between a Japanese word and a word obtained by translating the noun into a plurality of languages is registered.

The reception unit 120, the search unit 130, the translation unit 140, and the output control unit 150 are implemented as, for example, modules of a program executed by the processor 101.
The receiving unit 120 receives information on the language selected by the terminal device 200. The receiving unit 120 also receives a dish key corresponding to the dish of the image selected by the terminal device 200.

  When the search unit 130 receives language information from the terminal device 200, the search unit 130 refers to the management table 111 and searches for a food menu and an image corresponding to the food to be displayed on the Web browser of the terminal device 200. When receiving the cooking key from the terminal device 200, the search unit 130 refers to the management table 111 and searches for the cooking content of the image selected by the terminal device 200.

Using the information registered in the dictionary table 112, the translation unit 140 translates the dish content searched by the search unit 130 into the language received by the reception unit 120.
The output control unit 150 generates display information such as a cooking menu and provides it to the terminal device 200. For example, the output control unit 150 creates an HTML file based on a cooking menu and an image file corresponding to the cooking, and transmits the HTML file to the terminal device 200. The HTML file includes a cooking image, cooking identification information (cooking key), and a command that causes the terminal device 200 to transmit a cooking key corresponding to the image when any image displayed on the terminal device 200 is selected. Including. In addition, for example, the output control unit 150 creates an HTML file that includes the cooking contents translated by the translation unit 140 and transmits the HTML file to the terminal device 200.

  In addition, although the translation function shall be provided in the management server 100, the management server 100 may request the translation engine which another server has for translation, and may acquire a translation result. In that case, the dictionary table 112 need not be provided in the management server 100. In addition, the translation unit 140 designates a translation source language, a character string to be translated, and a translation destination language with respect to the translation engine of another server. Request translation. And the translation part 140 acquires the translation result of the applicable character string from the said translation engine.

The terminal device 200 has a Web browser function for accessing a Web site. The terminal device 200 displays the information received from the management server 100 with a Web browser.
The terminal device 200 receives a selection input of one language by the user among the language information displayed by the Web browser. The terminal device 200 transmits information on the selected language to the management server 100. In addition, the terminal device 200 accepts a selection input of one cooking image by the user among cooking images displayed by the Web browser. The terminal device 200 transmits a cooking key corresponding to the cooking of the selected image to the management server 100.

The management terminal 300 registers information related to cooking in the management table 111. Further, the management terminal 300 updates / deletes information registered in the management table 111.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a cooking content registration GUI. The GUI 301 supports registration of cooking contents to the administrator. The GUI 301 is displayed on a display connected to the management terminal 300. Information displayed on the GUI 301 is provided from the management server 100 (for example, the management terminal 300 functions as a Web browser, and displays the GUI 301 on a display connected to the management terminal 300 using the Web browser. ). The contents set with the GUI 301 are registered in the management table 111.

  The GUI 301 displays input items for a dish name and a unit price. The administrator uses the management terminal 300 to input the dish name and unit price into the dish name and unit price input items. In addition, the GUI 301 displays information on cooking ingredients, cooking methods, seasoning, and preferences. A check box is associated with the contents of each list of ingredients, cooking methods, seasonings, and preferences, and a check can be input to the check box of the contents to be registered. In this way, the registered contents can be easily input.

  A cooking image is displayed at the location of the cooking image. The image displayed at the location of the cooking image is a candidate for an image uploaded from the management terminal 300 to the management server 100. For example, by pressing an image selection button provided on the GUI 301, a dialog for selecting a cooking image to be an upload candidate among cooking images stored in the management terminal 300 can be displayed. The management server 100 also creates an image (thumbnail image to be displayed as a thumbnail on the cooking menu) in which the resolution of the uploaded image is lower than the original image, and holds both pieces of image information in the management table 111.

  A confirmation button is displayed on the GUI 301. By pressing the confirm button, the content set in the GUI 301 is transmitted to the management server 100 and registered in the management table 111. In addition, the GUI 301 displays an update button and a delete button. An update button and a delete button are used to update or delete information such as ingredients. When the management terminal 300 transmits the above contents to the management server 100, the management terminal 300 may also notify the management server 100 of the name of the store that provides the corresponding dish and the store key.

  Note that, as an example, attributes such as ingredients, cooking method, seasoning, and preference are registered, but other attributes may be registered. In the management server 100, what attributes are to be registered can be changed afterwards. Furthermore, the check boxes corresponding to the contents that can be registered for each attribute can also be changed according to the dish provided at the store (for example, “fish” is increased or “sheep” is decreased for ingredients). It is also possible).

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a management table. The management table 111 is stored in the storage unit 110. The management table 111 includes store key, Japanese (store name), romaji (store name), cooking key, Japanese (cooking name), romaji (cooking name), unit price, ingredients, cooking method, seasoning, taste, and cooking image. And thumbnail image items.

  Identification information for identifying a record is registered in the store key item. A Japanese store name is registered in the item of Japanese (store name). In the Roman letter (store name) item, a Roman letter store name is registered.

  In the cooking key item, identification information for identifying a record is registered. In the Japanese (dishes name) item, Japanese food names are registered. In the romaji (dishes name) item, romaji dish names are registered. Amount of money is registered in the item of unit price.

  In the food item field, Japanese character string information indicating the food material is registered. In the cooking method item, Japanese character string information indicating the cooking method is registered. In the seasoning item, Japanese character string information indicating the seasoning of the dish is registered. In the preference item, Japanese character string information indicating the preference is registered. A character string indicating one ingredient, cooking method, seasoning, and preference is one word. However, one word corresponding to an adverb indicating a degree such as “little” may be further added (because of this degree, the influence on translation is considered to be small). In addition, a plurality of words may be registered for ingredients. In this case, for example, each word is managed with a comma “,” delimiter.

In the dish image item, a dish image is registered. In the thumbnail image item, an image obtained by reducing the dish image is registered.
For example, in the management table 111, the store key is “rk1”, the Japanese (store name) is “Japanese restaurant 1”, the Roman character (store name) is “washoku ya 1”, the cooking key is “pk1”, Japanese ( (Cooking name) is “Fried chicken wings”, Romaji (Cooking name) is “tebasaki karaage”, Unit price is “¥ 450”, Ingredients are “Chicken (wings)”, Cooking method is “Fried”, Seasoning is “Salt” , Pepper ”, preference is“ slightly hot ”, cooking image is“ cp1 ”, and thumbnail image is“ scp1 ”.

  This indicates that the record of the store key “rk1” includes Japanese (store name) “Japanese restaurant 1”, and the Roman letter (store name) of “Japanese restaurant 1” is “washoku ya 1”. Information is registered. The record of the cooking key “pk1” indicates that Japanese (cooking name) “fried chicken wings”, Romaji (cooking name) “tebasaki karaage”, and unit price “¥ 450” are registered. It shows that the cooking method for “fried chicken wings” is “fried food”, the seasoning is “salt, pepper”, and the taste is “slightly hot”. It shows that the dish image of “fried chicken wings” is “cp1” and the thumbnail image of the dish image “cp1” is “scp1”.

  Here, the dish content in the second embodiment is information registered in the items of food, cooking method, seasoning, and preference in the management table 111. Further, the cooking content is not limited to information on the items of food, cooking method, seasoning, and preference. For example, when another item indicating the content of a dish is added to the management table 111, information registered in the item is also included in the dish content.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the dish content providing process. In the following, the process illustrated in FIG. 8 will be described in order of step number. For example, in FIG. 8, the process starts when the terminal device 200 reads a QR code attached to a restaurant menu.

  (S11) The terminal device 200 accesses a Web site. As a result, the top page of the website is displayed on the display 204. The top page includes information indicating a plurality of languages. Information indicating a plurality of languages is a language that can be translated using the dictionary table 112. For example, the top page is created by the output control unit 150 as information including a translatable language using the dictionary table 112. Although not displayed on the display 204, the top page includes the store key of the management table 111.

  (S12) The terminal device 200 accepts selection of one language by the user 80 from a plurality of languages. For example, the terminal device 200 accepts the selection of “English” by the user 80. The terminal device 200 transmits information on the language selected by the user 80 and the store key to the management server 100.

  (S13) The receiving unit 120 receives information on the language selected by the terminal device 200 and the store key. The receiving unit 120 stores the received language information and the identification information (for example, IP (Internet Protocol) address) of the terminal device 200 in the storage unit 110 in association with each other.

  (S14) The retrieval unit 130 refers to the management table 111 and retrieves the store key record. The output control unit 150 includes a cooking menu list (HTML file) including information such as the cooking key of the management table 111 corresponding to the store key, Japanese (cooking name), romaji (cooking name), unit price, and thumbnail image file name. Is generated. The output control unit 150 transmits the dish menu list to the terminal device 200.

  (S15) The terminal apparatus 200 displays a dish menu list using a Web browser. Thereby, a dish menu list including a plurality of thumbnail images is displayed on the display 204. Some information such as the cooking key may not be displayed in the cooking menu list.

  (S16) The terminal device 200 accepts selection of one thumbnail image by the user 80 from among a plurality of thumbnail images. The terminal device 200 transmits the cooking key associated with the cooking of the thumbnail image selected by the user 80 to the management server 100.

(S17) The receiving unit 120 receives a cooking key from the terminal device 200.
(S18) The search unit 130 refers to the management table 111 and searches for information on the ingredients, cooking method, seasoning, and preference items (cooking contents) corresponding to the received cooking key. For example, when the cooking key received from the terminal device 200 is “pk1”, the search unit 130 searches for the ingredients “chicken (wings)”, the cooking method “fried food”, seasoning “salt, pepper”, and taste “slightly hot”. ”Is specified.

  (S19) Using the information registered in the dictionary table 112, the translation unit 140 translates the character string indicating the cooking content into the language received in step S13, and acquires the translated character string. As described above, the translation unit 140 may request another server equipped with a translation engine to translate the character string obtained in step S18, and obtain the translated character string from the other server.

  (S20) The output control unit 150 displays the translated dish contents and the Japanese (cooking name), romaji (cooking name), unit price, and cooking image file name in the management table 111 corresponding to the cooking key received in step S17. Cooking content information (HTML file) including such information as is generated.

(S21) The output control unit 150 transmits the dish content information to the terminal device 200.
(S22) The terminal device 200 displays the dish content information using a Web browser. Thereby, the display 204 displays a character string indicating the food, the cooking method, the seasoning, and the preference translated into the language selected in step S12. When displaying a plurality of words on a food or the like, the terminal device 200 may list and display each word, for example, separated by commas. Then, the process ends.

  In addition, English corresponding to information (Japanese) registered in each item of cooking contents may be registered in the management table 111. At the time of translation, English words may be acquired from the management table 111 and translated. English is used in more regions (including countries) than Japanese, and dictionary information for translation from English to other languages is also substantial. This is because the accuracy of translation can be improved rather than translating into different languages. Alternatively, depending on the translation engine to be used, the system administrator may allow selection of whether translation from Japanese to a different language or translation from English to a different language is used. In this way, according to the translation engine, a language that can be expected to have higher translation accuracy can be selected as a translation source.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific example of an HTML file. The HTML file 70 is created by the output control unit 150 in step S20. In FIG. 9, line numbers are assigned to the HTML file 70.

  In the third line, information indicating a character code is set. Specifically, it is set that the character code is “shift_jis”. For example, the output control unit 150 can notify the terminal device 200 of an appropriate character code for causing the terminal device 200 to display the translated character string using the HTML file 70.

  In the 7th to 14th lines, information obtained by translating cooking contents (seasoning) is set. Specifically, “la source de soja”, which is a translation of Japanese “soy sauce” into French, is set in the eleventh line.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of the dish content providing process. FIG. 10A shows a state where a GUI 204 a including information indicating a plurality of languages is displayed on the display 204. When receiving the French selection by the user 80, the terminal device 200 notifies the management server 100 that French has been selected. The management server 100 receives French information.

  The management server 100 refers to the management table 111 and transmits a cooking menu list including Japanese (dishes name), Roman characters (dishes name), unit price, and thumbnail images to the terminal device 200. FIG. 10B shows a state in which a GUI 204 b including information on “tempura” and a thumbnail image of “tempura” is displayed on the display 204. Note that “tempura” is associated with the cooking key “pk2”. When the terminal device 200 receives the selection of the thumbnail image of “tempura” by the user 80, the terminal device 200 notifies the management server 100 of the dish key “pk2” corresponding to the dish “tempura”. The management server 100 receives the cooking key “pk2” associated with “tempura”.

  Using the dictionary table 112, the management server 100 translates information on the ingredients, cooking method, seasoning, and preference items corresponding to the cooking key “pk2” into French. The management server 100 creates dish content information including information on Japanese (cooking name), romaji (cooking name), unit price, dish image corresponding to the cooking key “pk2” of the management table 111, and translated cooking contents. . The management server 100 transmits the dish content information to the terminal device 200. However, as described above, the management server 100 may request translation from another server having a translation engine.

FIG. 10C shows a state in which the GUI 204 c including the dish content translated into French and the “tempura” dish image is displayed on the display 204.
Note that the terminal device 200 may display the translated dish content displayed in FIG. 10C in a superimposed manner on the dish menu screen (GUI 204b) (pop-up display).

  Here, in order to provide cooking contents to the terminal device 200, it is also conceivable that information including cooking menus and cooking contents translated into each language is stored in a computer in advance. However, it is troublesome to previously create contents corresponding to each language for all information such as cooking menus, and there is a problem that the operation cost is relatively high. According to the second embodiment, an administrator who uses the management terminal 300 has only to create one content in the language he / she uses, and is not forced to create content corresponding to each language. That's it. Therefore, the manager's work cost can be reduced.

  In addition, if all the contents of the cooking menu are translated in a predetermined language after receiving a request from the terminal device 200, there is a problem that the possibility of mistranslation increases because sentences in the cooking menu are also subject to translation. . According to the second embodiment, the character string corresponding to the dish content of the selected dish is translated. By narrowing down the translation target in this way, the possibility of mistranslation can be reduced. Further, by narrowing down the translation location, the translation time can be shortened compared to translating all information of the cooking menu, and there is also an advantage that the time until the menu provision to the user 80 can be shortened. Thus, according to the management server 100, the convenience at the time of providing cooking content with respect to the person who uses foreign languages, such as a foreign language, can be improved.

  In particular, in the second embodiment, the contents of cooking (information on ingredients, cooking methods, seasoning, and preference items) are translated. As in the second embodiment, the contents registered in advance in the management table 111 are words such as nouns and adjectives, so that the possibility of mistranslation can be reduced as compared with the case where sentences are translated.

  In the second embodiment, the case of translating Japanese cooking contents registered in the management table 111 into each language has been exemplified. The present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to register food contents other than Japanese in the management table 111 and translate them into each language.

  The information processing according to the first embodiment can be realized by causing a processor used as the calculation unit 1b to execute a program. The information processing according to the second embodiment can be realized by causing the processor 101 to execute a program. The program can be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium.

  For example, the program can be distributed by distributing a recording medium on which the program is recorded. In addition, a program that realizes functions corresponding to the reception unit 120, the search unit 130, the translation unit 140, and the output control unit 150 may be a separate program, and each program may be distributed separately. The functions of the reception unit 120, the search unit 130, the translation unit 140, and the output control unit 150 may be realized by separate computers. For example, the computer may store (install) the program recorded in the recording medium in the RAM 102 or the HDD 103 and read and execute the program from the storage device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 1a, 2a Storage part 1aa Management information 1ab Dictionary information 1b, 2b Calculation part 2 Terminal apparatus 2c Display part 3 Network 4, 4a, 4b Display screen

Claims (7)

A computer in communication with a terminal device displaying a menu of dishes in a first language;
Accepting selection of a second language from the terminal device;
When the identification information corresponding to the dish included in the menu is received from the terminal device, the management information that associates the identification information with the character string information in the first language indicating the content of the dish is referred to. And searching for information of the first character string corresponding to the received identification information,
Obtaining information of a second character string obtained by translating the first character string into the second language, generating display information used for displaying an image including the second character string, and displaying the display information Transmitting to the terminal device;
How to provide food contents.   The dish content providing method according to claim 1, wherein the character string information included in the management information is word information indicating the contents of the dish. Generate menu information used for displaying the menu and send it to the terminal device,
When the menu information is generated, when the image of the dish and the identification information and any image displayed on the terminal device are selected, the identification information corresponding to the image is transmitted to the terminal device. Adding a command to the menu information,
The method for providing food contents according to claim 1 or 2. The management information further stores character string information in a third language indicating the contents of the dish in association with the identification information,
Allowing selection of whether the language of the translation source when acquiring the information of the second character string is the first language or the third language;
The method for providing dish contents according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   In obtaining the second character string, the computer translates the first character string into the second language, or requests another computer communicating with the computer to translate the first character string. The dish content providing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second character string is acquired from the other computer. An information processing device that communicates with a terminal device that displays a menu of dishes in a first language,
A storage unit for storing management information in which identification information corresponding to the dish is associated with character string information in a first language indicating the content of the dish;
When the selection of a second language is received from the terminal device and the identification information corresponding to the dish included in the menu is received from the terminal device, the management information is referred to and the received identification information corresponds to the received identification information. Information on the first character string is searched, information on the second character string obtained by translating the first character string into the second language is acquired, and used for displaying an image including the second character string. Generating display information and transmitting the display information to the terminal device;
An information processing apparatus. A computer that communicates with a terminal device that displays a menu of dishes in a first language;
Accepting selection of a second language from the terminal device;
When the identification information corresponding to the dish included in the menu is received from the terminal device, the management information that associates the identification information with the character string information in the first language indicating the content of the dish is referred to. And searching for information of the first character string corresponding to the received identification information,
Obtaining information of a second character string obtained by translating the first character string into the second language, generating display information used for displaying an image including the second character string, and displaying the display information Transmitting to the terminal device;
A cooking content provision program that executes processing.

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