JP6635843B2 - Menu generation system, menu generation method, and menu generation program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a menu generation system, a menu generation method, and a menu generation program.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, foreign tourists visiting Japan often operate their own mobile terminals and access websites via networks such as the Internet in order to obtain information on desired restaurants. Such websites include, in addition to a tourist information site operated in the homeland of a foreign tourist, various information sites operated by a restaurant or an information providing company in Japan. In various information sites operated in Japan, character information in contents is translated in a plurality of languages, and contents are provided for each of a plurality of languages. Thereby, the foreign tourist can browse the menu in a plurality of languages at each restaurant.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a handy terminal that can describe a description of a recipe of a dish, the origin of the dish, how to eat the dish, and the like in either Japanese or English. In the handy terminal, when the restaurant staff inputs that the customer of the restaurant includes a foreigner, various explanations are displayed in English. As a result, the person in charge of the restaurant can provide a service suitable for the customer demographic.

JP 2002-297733 A

  However, the person in charge of each restaurant, for course meals, set meals or platters composed of a plurality of products, for each of a plurality of products, such as ingredients written in multiple languages, seasonings, and cooking methods, etc. Creating a name was not easy.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and for each of a plurality of articles constituting a course dish, a set meal dish, a platter dish, and the like, ingredients, seasonings, and cooking methods written in a plurality of languages. Menu generation system, a menu generation method, and a menu generation program, which can provide menu information including the name of a menu.

  A menu generation system according to the present invention is a menu generation system for generating a menu of a restaurant in a plurality of languages, wherein a food and a seasoning are used for the plurality of items constituting a menu including a plurality of items. Alternatively, a first storage unit that stores a menu attribute including a cooking method, and a second storage unit that stores character information written in a first language and text information written in a second language in association with each other for the menu attribute. Selecting character information of a menu attribute written in a first language from menu attributes stored in a first storage unit for each of the plurality of items constituting a menu including a plurality of predetermined items. An input processing unit that receives an input together with the restaurant identification information of the restaurant; and, based on the second storage unit, the received character information of the menu attribute described in the first language in the second language. A conversion processing unit for converting into a menu attribute character information described in a word, and a menu attribute described in a converted second language of each of the plurality of items constituting a menu including a plurality of predetermined items And a transmitting unit for transmitting the character information of the character string to the terminal.

  In the menu generation system according to the present invention, it is preferable that the received character information of the menu attribute is received in association with the menu identification information of the received menu composed of a plurality of items.

  Further, in the menu generation system according to the present invention, the first storage unit stores the name of the menu in association with the attribute of the menu, and the input processing unit performs the first processing on the menu including a plurality of predetermined items. It is preferable to receive a selection input of character information of a predetermined menu name written in the first language from among the menu names stored in the one storage unit.

  In the menu generation system according to the present invention, the first storage unit further stores character information of a genre of each item constituting the menu in association with the character information of the name of the menu, and the input processing unit It is preferable to receive a selection input of character information of a genre associated with the character information of the predetermined menu name.

  Further, in the menu generation system according to the present invention, the first storage unit stores the genre in association with the menu attribute, and the input processing unit performs the plurality of items constituting the menu including the predetermined plurality of items. And accepts a menu attribute associated with the accepted genre from the menu attributes stored in the first storage unit as character information of the menu attribute described in the first language. Is preferred.

  Further, in the menu generation system according to the present invention, it is preferable that the received genre is received as a name of a product corresponding to the genre.

  Further, in the menu generation system according to the present invention, the first storage unit further stores character information of the names of the plurality of items, and the input processing unit outputs the character information from among the names of the items stored in the first storage unit. It is preferable to accept selection input of character information of a menu name of an article written in one language.

  In the menu generation system according to the present invention, the first storage unit further stores a detailed description written in a first language in association with the genre, and the input processing unit stores the detailed information stored in the first storage unit. From the description, the detailed description associated with the received genre is extracted, and the second storage unit compares the detailed description with the character information written in the first language and the character information written in the second language. The conversion processing unit converts the received detailed description written in the first language into the detailed description written in the second language based on the second storage unit. The detailed description written in the converted second language together with the character information of the menu attribute written in the converted second language of each of the plurality of items constituting the menu made up of the item is sent to the terminal. Can send Masui.

  A menu generation method according to the present invention is a menu generation method executed by a computer that generates a menu of a restaurant in a plurality of languages, and is used for the plurality of items constituting a menu including a plurality of items. A menu attribute including a food material, a seasoning, or a cooking method is stored in the first storage unit, and for the menu attribute, text information written in a first language and text information written in a second language are associated with each other, and a second attribute is written. For each of the plurality of articles stored in the storage unit and constituting the menu composed of the predetermined plurality of articles, the menu attribute written in the first language is selected from the menu attributes stored in the first storage unit. The selection input of the character information is received together with the restaurant identification information of the restaurant, and the received character information of the menu attribute described in the first language is stored in the second language based on the second storage unit. The terminal converts the written menu attribute character information into the written menu attribute character information, and converts the converted menu attribute character information of each of the plurality of items constituting the menu composed of the predetermined plurality of items into the terminal. Sending, including.

  A menu generation program according to the present invention provides a computer that generates a menu of a restaurant in a plurality of languages by using a food, a seasoning, or a cooking method used for a plurality of items constituting a menu including a plurality of items. The menu attributes including the menu attributes are stored in the first storage unit, and for the menu attributes, the character information written in the first language and the character information written in the second language are stored in the second storage unit in association with each other. For each of the plurality of items constituting the menu composed of a plurality of predetermined items provided at the store, a character of the menu attribute written in the first language from the menu attributes stored in the first storage unit The selection input of the information is received together with the restaurant identification information of the restaurant, and based on the second storage unit, the received character information of the menu attribute described in the first language is described in the second language. And converts the character information of the menu attribute described in the converted second language of each of the plurality of items constituting the menu including a plurality of predetermined items to the terminal. To do things.

  According to the menu generation system, the menu generation method, and the menu generation program according to the present invention, ingredients, seasonings, and cooking written in a plurality of languages are provided for each of a plurality of items constituting a menu such as a course dish, a set meal dish, or a platter dish. It is possible to provide menu information including the name of the method.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a menu generation system 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a server 2. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of various tables. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of various tables. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of various tables. It is a figure showing an example of a schematic structure of store terminal 3. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a registration screen 700 displayed by the shop terminal 3. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram for describing an example of an operation method of a genre selection drop-down list 704. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a detailed explanation editing screen 900 displayed by the shop terminal 3. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a mobile terminal 4. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a menu information display screen 1100 displayed by the mobile terminal 4. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of the menu generation system 1. It is a figure showing an example of an operation flow of menu information registration processing. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of the menu generation system 1. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data structure of various tables.

  Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, it should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but extends to the inventions described in the claims and their equivalents.

(Overview of menu generation system 1)
The menu generation system 1 has a function of generating a restaurant menu in a plurality of languages. The restaurant menu includes the name, genre, price, photo image, menu attribute, and the like of each dish provided by the restaurant. The dishes provided by each restaurant are single dishes, course dishes composed of a plurality of dishes, set meal dishes, platter dishes, and the like. The menu attribute is a food ingredient of a dish, a seasoning, a cooking method, or the like. In addition, a course dish, a set meal dish, a platter dish, or the like may be hereinafter referred to as a menu including a plurality of items.

  The menu generation system 1 stores character information written in a native language (first language) and character information written in another language (second language) in association with each other for menu attributes. That is, the menu generation system 1 stores the character information of the menu attribute written in each of a plurality of languages in association with each other. For example, character information of "pork" written in a first language (Japanese) and character information of "poke" written in a second language (English) are stored in association with each other. The languages of the character information associated with each other are not limited to two, but three or more (first language (Japanese), second language (English), third language (Chinese (simplified)), fourth language (Korean), ...).

  Hereinafter, registration processing of menu information by the menu generation system will be described.

  First, the menu generation system 1 is described in a first language from among stored menu attributes for each of a plurality of items constituting a predetermined course dish, a set meal dish, a platter dish, or the like provided at each restaurant. The selection input of the character information of the menu attribute is accepted. The process of accepting the selection input of the text information of the menu attribute includes, for example, presenting the text information of the menu attribute written in the first language to the related persons (owners, employees, etc.) of each restaurant in a selectable manner. This is a process of receiving character information of a menu attribute selected by the relevant person.

  Next, the menu generation system 1 writes, in the second language, the text information of the menu attribute written in the first language received for each of a plurality of items constituting a predetermined course dish, set meal dish, platter dish, or the like. Is converted into the character information of the specified menu attribute. For example, the menu generation system 1 specifies the character information written in the first language of the menu attribute selected by the person involved in each restaurant, and writes the character information in the second language stored in association with the specified character information. The extracted character information is extracted.

  Then, the menu generation system 1 outputs the converted character information of the menu attribute described in the second language for each of a plurality of items constituting a predetermined course dish, set meal dish, platter dish, or the like. The output processing of the character information includes the display output processing of the character information to the display device of the menu generation system 1, the audio output processing of the character information to the speaker of the menu generation system 1, and the character information to the terminal or the like. And data transmission output processing. Note that the terminal is a mobile terminal owned by a user (customer) of each restaurant, a menu terminal installed in a plurality of restaurants, and a user of each restaurant orders a menu.

  As described above, the menu generation system 1 can convert the text information of the menu attribute written in the first language into the text information of the menu attribute written in the second language, and can be accurately written in a plurality of languages. Menu information can be immediately provided.

(Configuration of Menu Generation System 1)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the menu generation system 1.

  The menu generation system 1 includes a server 2, one or a plurality of store terminals 3, and a plurality of mobile terminals 4. The server 2 and the shop terminal 3 are mutually connected via a communication network, for example, via the Internet 8. The server 2 and the mobile terminal 4 are connected to each other via a communication network, and are connected to each other via, for example, a base station 5, a mobile communication network 6, a gateway 7, and the Internet 8. The shop terminal 3 is a dish provider terminal owned by a person who is associated with a restaurant that provides dishes, and is installed in, for example, a restaurant or the like. The mobile terminal 4 is a user terminal owned by a user who uses the menu generation system 1 (a user (customer) and a related person of each restaurant).

  A program executed by the server 2 (for example, a conversion program) and a program executed by the store terminal 3 and the mobile terminal 4 (for example, a browsing program) communicate with each other by a communication such as a hypertext transfer protocol (Hypertext Transfer Protocol, HTTP). Communication is performed using a protocol.

(Schematic configuration of server 2)
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the server 2.

  The server 2 stores menu attributes (foodstuffs, seasonings, cooking methods, etc.) used for a plurality of items constituting the course dishes, set meals, platters, and the like, and stores menu attributes written in a plurality of languages. Character information is stored in association with each other. The server 2 outputs a menu attribute written in the first language from among the stored menu attributes for each of a plurality of items constituting a predetermined course dish, a set meal dish, a platter dish, or the like provided at each restaurant. Accepts selection input of character information. The server 2 converts the received character information of the menu attribute written in the first language into the character information of the menu attribute written in the second language, and converts the converted character information of the menu attribute (in the second language). (Written character information) is output. In order to realize the functions as described above, the server 2 includes a server communication unit 21, a server storage unit 22, a first storage unit 23, a second storage unit 24, a third storage unit 25, and a server processing unit. 26.

  The server communication unit 21 has a communication interface circuit for connecting the server 2 to the Internet 8. The server communication unit 21 supplies data received from the store terminal 3 and the mobile terminal 4 to the server processing unit 26. In addition, the server communication unit 21 transmits the data supplied from the server processing unit 26 to the store terminal 3, the portable terminal 4, and the like.

  The server storage unit 22 has, for example, at least one of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The server storage unit 22 stores a driver program, an operating system program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing by the server processing unit 26. For example, the server storage unit 22 stores a communication device driver program for controlling the server communication unit 21 as a driver program. The various programs may be installed in the server storage unit 22 from a computer-readable portable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, using a known setup program or the like.

  The first storage unit 23 has, for example, at least one of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The first storage unit 23 stores, as data, a genre table, a foodstuff table, a seasoning table, a cooking method table, a restaurant table, and the like, which will be described later.

  The second storage unit 24 has, for example, at least one of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The second storage unit 24 stores, as data, a term dictionary table and a detailed description dictionary table, which will be described later.

  The third storage unit 25 has, for example, at least one of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk device, and an optical disk device. The third storage unit 25 stores a menu information table, which will be described later, as data.

  The table in the present embodiment is an example of a database format, and may be a format in which data is pooled in a server.

  The server processing unit 26 includes one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The server processing unit 26 controls the overall operation of the server 2 and is, for example, a CPU. The server processing unit 26 controls operations of the server communication unit 21 and the like so that various processes of the server 2 are executed in an appropriate procedure based on a program or the like stored in the server storage unit 22. The server processing unit 26 performs processing based on programs (such as an operating system program, a driver program, and an application program) stored in the server storage unit 22. Further, the server processing unit 26 can execute a plurality of programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

  The server processing unit 26 includes a screen creation unit 261, an input processing unit 262, a conversion processing unit 263, a storage processing unit 264, and a server transmission unit 265. Each of these units included in the server processing unit 26 is a functional module implemented by a program executed on a processor included in the server processing unit 26. Alternatively, these units included in the server processing unit 26 may be implemented in the server 2 as independent integrated circuits, microprocessors, or firmware.

(Data structure of various tables)
3 to 5 are diagrams illustrating an example of the data structure of various tables. Note that the first storage unit 23, the second storage unit 24, and the third storage unit 25 do not store all or some of the various tables described below, and include one or more other devices different from the server 2. (A database device or the like) may store all or some of these various tables. In this case, when using the information stored in these various tables, the server 2 accesses another device that stores the tables and acquires the information stored in the tables. Further, each information included in each table may be stored in a format other than the table, and may be stored independently, for example.

  FIG. 3A shows a genre table. The genre table stores, for each genre, a genre ID (Identification), a large genre classification, a medium genre classification, a small genre classification, a detailed description, a corresponding menu attribute, and the like in association with each other. The genre ID is identification information for identifying each genre.

  The genre major classification is character information of classification items for classifying each item constituting a menu such as a course dish, a set meal dish, or a large dish dish, and is, for example, “Japanese food”, “Yakiniku”, and “Italian”. . The middle genre category is character information of a category item for further classifying each category item included in each of the genre major categories.For example, the character information of each category item of the middle genre category included in “Japanese food” is "Japanese cuisine", "Kappo" and "Udon / Soba". The genre sub-classification is character information of a classification item for further classifying each classification item included in each of the middle genre classifications. For example, character information of each classification item of the genre sub-classification included in “udon / soba” Are "soba (soba)", "udon" and "Sanuki udon". The large genre category, middle genre category, and small genre category are examples of genres, and the character information of each category item of the large genre category, medium genre category, and small genre category is an example of character information of the genre. It is. For example, when the character information of each of the large genre category, the middle genre category, and the small genre category is stored in association with each other, the character information of the category item of the small genre category is used as the genre. When the character information of the category items of the large genre category and the category item of the medium category are stored in association with each other (when the character information of the category item of the small category is not stored), the character information of the category item of the medium category is stored. Is used as a genre. When only the character information of the category item of the large genre is stored (when the character information of the category item of the medium category and the small category is not stored), the character information of the category item of the large genre is not stored. Used as a genre.

  For the detailed description, a detailed description ID stored in a detailed description dictionary table described later is stored, whereby each genre is associated with the character information of the detailed description for explaining the genre. For example, when the genre is a category item of the minor category, the detailed description stores a detailed description ID of the detailed description that describes the category item of the minor category. When the genre is a category item of the middle genre category, the detailed description stores a detailed description ID of the detailed description that describes the category item of the middle genre category. When the genre is a category item of the genre major category, the detailed description stores a detailed description ID of the detailed description that describes the category item of the genre major category.

  In the corresponding menu attribute, a corresponding food ID, a corresponding seasoning ID, and a corresponding cooking method ID are stored in association with each other. The corresponding food material ID is a food material ID of a food material used for each product corresponding to the genre among the food material IDs stored in a food material table described later. The corresponding seasoning ID is a seasoning ID of a seasoning used for each item corresponding to a genre among seasoning IDs stored in a seasoning table described later. The corresponding cooking method ID is a cooking method ID of a cooking method used for each item corresponding to a genre among cooking method IDs stored in a cooking method table described later.

  FIG. 3B shows a food table. In the food table, a food ID, a food name, and the like are stored in association with each other for each food. The food ID is identification information for identifying each food. The food name is character information of the name of each food written in the first language (Japanese).

  FIG. 3 (c) shows a seasoning table. In the seasoning table, a seasoning ID, a seasoning name, and the like are stored in association with each other for each seasoning. The seasoning ID is identification information for identifying each seasoning. The seasoning name is character information of a name written in a first language (Japanese) for each seasoning.

  FIG. 3D shows a cooking method table. In the cooking method table, a cooking method ID, a cooking method name, and the like are stored in association with each other for each cooking method. The cooking method ID is identification information for identifying each cooking method. The cooking method name is character information of a name written in a first language (Japanese) for each cooking method.

  FIG. 4A shows a restaurant table. In the restaurant table, a restaurant ID, a name, an address, a nearest station, and the like are stored in association with each other for each restaurant. The restaurant ID is an example of restaurant identification information for identifying each restaurant. In the name, character information of a restaurant name written in a first language (Japanese), character information of a restaurant name written in a second language (English), and the like are stored in association with each other. In the address, character information of a restaurant address written in a first language (Japanese), character information of a restaurant address written in a second language (English), and the like are stored in association with each other. In the nearest station, text information of the nearest station of the restaurant written in the first language (Japanese), text information of the nearest station of the restaurant written in the second language (English), etc. are stored in association with each other. You.

  The restaurant table has three or more languages (first language (Japanese), second language (English), third language (Chinese (Simplified)), fourth language (Korean),. ), The name, the address, and the character information of the nearest station may be stored in association with each other. Each data stored in the restaurant table is registered in advance by a person related to the restaurant.

  FIG. 4B shows a term dictionary table. In the term dictionary table, the character ID, the first language (Japanese) notation, the second language (English) notation, the third language (Chinese (simplified)) notation, and the fourth Language (Korean) notation is stored in association with each other. The character ID is identification information for identifying each piece of character information.

  The first language (Japanese) notation is character information of a genre and a menu attribute written in the first language (Japanese). The second language (English) notation is character information of a genre and a menu attribute written in the second language (English). The third language (Chinese (Simplified)) notation is character information of a genre and a menu attribute written in a third language (Chinese (Simplified)). The fourth language (Korean) notation is character information of a genre and a menu attribute written in the fourth language (Korean). The term dictionary table may store notations in five or more languages for each character information in association with each other.

  FIG. 4C shows a detailed explanation dictionary table. In the detailed description dictionary table, for each detailed description, a detailed description ID, a first language (Japanese) notation, a second language (English) notation, a third language (Chinese (simplified)) notation, and a fourth language (Korea) Word) notation and the like are stored in association with each other. The detailed description ID is identification information for identifying each detailed description.

  The first language (Japanese) notation is a detailed description written in the first language (Japanese). The second language (English) notation is a detailed description written in the second language (English). The third language (Chinese (Simplified)) notation is a detailed description written in the third language (Chinese (Simplified)). The fourth language (Korean) notation is a detailed description written in the fourth language (Korean). The detailed description dictionary table may store notations in five or more languages for each detailed description in association with each other.

  FIG. 5 shows a menu information table. In the menu information table, for each menu (course dish, set meal dish, platter dish, etc.), a menu ID, a dish name, a restaurant ID used, one item information, two item information, and the like are stored in association with each other. In addition, the menu information includes a menu name of each menu, information about a restaurant that provides each menu, or information about each item constituting each menu (one item information, two item information,..., And the like). included. The menu ID is an example of menu identification information.

  The menu ID is identification information for identifying each menu. The menu name is text information of the name of each menu described in each of a plurality of languages, which is text-input by a user (e.g., a person related to a restaurant) operating the shop terminal 3. The menu name stores a menu name written in a first language, a menu name written in a second language, and the like. However, three or more languages (first language (Japanese), second language ( Character information of a menu name written in English), a third language (Simplified Chinese), a fourth language (Korean),... May be stored.

  The restaurant ID used is the restaurant ID of the restaurant that provides each menu, and is the restaurant ID stored in the restaurant table. By associating the restaurant ID with each menu, each menu is associated with information on a restaurant that provides each menu.

  One item information is information on one item among a plurality of items constituting each menu. In the one item information, the name, genre, menu attribute (foodstuff, seasoning, cooking method) and detailed description of one item described in the first language (Japanese), and the second language (English) are described. The name, genre, menu attribute (foodstuff, seasoning, cooking method), detailed description, etc. of one item are stored.

  The two item information is information on two items of a plurality of items constituting each menu. In the two-item information, the names, genres, menu attributes (food ingredients, seasonings, cooking methods) and detailed descriptions of the two items described in the first language (Japanese), and the second language (English) are described. In addition, the names, genres, menu attributes (foodstuffs, seasonings, cooking methods), detailed descriptions, and the like of the two items are stored.

  When the number of items constituting each menu is three or more, information on each item in the menu information table according to the number of items constituting the menu (3 item information, 4 item information,...) .) May be stored.

  The name of one item written in the first language (Japanese) and the name of one item written in the second language (English) are character information of the name input by the user. The genre and menu attribute of each of the one and two items described in the first language (Japanese) are character information of the genre and the menu attribute selected and input by the user. The genres and menu attributes of the one item and the two items written in the second language (English) are the genres of the one item and the two items written in the first language (Japanese) selected and input. And the character information of the menu attribute is converted into the second language (English). Further, the detailed description of one item and two items described in the first language (Japanese) is associated with the genre of one item and two items described in the input first language (Japanese) in the genre table. This is the detailed description given. In the detailed description dictionary table, the character information of the detailed description written in the first language (Japanese) is written in the second language (English) in the detailed description dictionary table. ) Is converted to character information.

  In the menu information table, three or more languages (first language (Japanese), second language (English), third language (Chinese (Simplified)), fourth language (Korean), ...) May be stored. Also, in the menu information table, the registration date and time when the menu name of each menu, information on each item (1 item information, 2 item information,..., Etc.) are received by the input processing unit 262 are associated with each menu. It may be stored.

(Schematic configuration of store terminal 3)
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the store terminal 3.

  The store terminal 3 connects to the server 2 via the Internet 8 (FIG. 1) and communicates with the server 2. The shop terminal 3 accepts an input of a menu attribute or the like according to an input operation by a person related to the restaurant. For that purpose, the store terminal 3 includes a store terminal communication unit 31, a store terminal storage unit 32, a store terminal operation unit 33, a store terminal display unit 34, and a store terminal processing unit 35. Hereinafter, a person who operates the restaurant operating the shop terminal 3 may be simply referred to as a user.

  In the present embodiment, a personal computer (personal computer, PC) is assumed as the shop terminal 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. The store terminal 3 only needs to be applicable to the present invention. For example, a multifunctional mobile phone (so-called “smart phone”), a mobile phone (so-called “feature phone”), a portable information terminal (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a mobile phone An information processing device such as a game machine, a portable music player, a tablet terminal, a tablet PC, or a notebook PC may be used. Further, the shop terminal 3 may be a menu terminal or the like installed in a restaurant and handled by a person related to the restaurant.

  The store terminal communication unit 31 includes a communication interface circuit, and connects the store terminal 3 to the Internet 8 (FIG. 1). The store terminal communication unit 31 transmits the data supplied from the store terminal processing unit 35 to the server 2 or the like via the network. The store terminal communication unit 31 supplies the data received from the server 2 or the like via the network to the store terminal processing unit 35.

  The store terminal storage unit 32 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory device. The store terminal storage unit 32 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the store terminal processing unit 35. For example, the store terminal storage unit 32 stores, as driver programs, an input device driver program that controls the store terminal operation unit 33, an output device driver program that controls the store terminal display unit 34, and the like. In addition, the store terminal storage unit 32 includes, as an application program, a browsing program for displaying a registration screen for registering a menu attribute or the like input by a user operating the store terminal operation unit 33 in the server 2 or the like. Remember. The store terminal storage unit 32 stores the input menu attributes and the like. Further, the store terminal storage unit 32 may temporarily store temporary data relating to a predetermined process.

  The store terminal operation unit 33 may be any device as long as the store terminal 3 can be operated, and is, for example, a touch panel or key buttons. The user can use the store terminal operation unit 33 to input characters, numerals, symbols, and the like. When operated by the user, the store terminal operation unit 33 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the store terminal processing unit 35 as a user's instruction.

  The store terminal display unit 34 may be any device as long as it can display images, images, and the like, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. The store terminal display unit 34 displays an image corresponding to the video data supplied from the store terminal processing unit 35, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like.

  The store terminal processing unit 35 includes one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The shop terminal processing unit 35 controls the overall operation of the shop terminal 3 as a whole, and is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The store terminal processing unit 35 performs the store terminal communication so that the various processes of the store terminal 3 are executed in an appropriate procedure based on the program stored in the store terminal storage unit 32, the operation of the store terminal operation unit 33, and the like. The operation of the unit 31, the store terminal display unit 34, and the like is controlled. The store terminal processing unit 35 executes a process based on a program (an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, or the like) stored in the store terminal storage unit 32. Further, the store terminal processing unit 35 can execute a plurality of programs (application programs and the like) in parallel.

  The store terminal processing unit 35 includes at least a browsing execution unit 351, a terminal transmission unit 352, and the like. These units are functional modules realized by a program executed by a processor included in the store terminal processing unit 35. Alternatively, these units may be implemented in the store terminal 3 as firmware.

(Functions of store terminal 3)
7 to 9 are diagrams illustrating an example of each display screen displayed by the display function of the shop terminal 3. FIG. Each display screen for registering menu information is displayed by the display function of the shop terminal 3.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a registration screen 700 displayed by the display function of the shop terminal 3.

  The registration screen 700 is a screen that is displayed when a person related to each restaurant requests display of the registration screen 700. In the registration screen 700, a dish name input box 701, a product change tab 702, a product name input box 703, a genre selection drop-down list 704, a detailed description display box 705, a detailed description change button 706, a foodstuff selection drop-down list 707, a seasoning A charge selection drop-down list 708, a cooking method selection drop-down list 709, a registration button 710, and the like are displayed.

  The dish name input box 701 is a box for a person involved in a restaurant providing each menu to input text information of a predetermined menu name. A plurality of dish name input boxes 701 are provided corresponding to each of a plurality of languages.

  The item change tab 702 is a tab for switching an input screen for inputting a dish name, a genre, a detailed description, a menu attribute, and the like for each of a plurality of items constituting a predetermined menu. When the item change tab 702 for each item is designated by the user, an input screen for each item is displayed. In the input screen of each item, an item name input box 703, a genre selection drop-down list 704, a detailed explanation display box 705, a detailed explanation change button 706, a foodstuff selection drop-down list 707, a seasoning selection drop A down list 708 and a cooking method selection drop-down list 709 are displayed. The registration screen 700 shown in FIG. 7 displays a product change tab 702 for one item and two items and an additional tab. Each time an additional tab is designated by the user, an item change tab 702 for three items, an item change tab 702 for four items,... Are sequentially displayed.

  An item name input box 703 is a box for a person involved in a restaurant that provides each dish to text-input name information of an item specified by the item change tab 702 among a plurality of items constituting a predetermined menu. It is. A plurality of product name input boxes 703 are provided corresponding to each of a plurality of languages.

  A genre selection drop-down list 704 is a drop-down list for selecting and inputting a genre of an item specified by the item change tab 702 among a plurality of items constituting a predetermined menu, by an official of a restaurant providing each dish. It is a down list. Hereinafter, an example of an operation method of the genre selection drop-down list 704 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of an operation method of the genre selection drop-down list 704. As the genre selection drop-down list 704, a genre large category selection drop-down list 800, a genre middle category selection drop-down list 803, a genre small category selection drop-down list 806, and the like are displayed.

  FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of an operation method of the genre large category selection drop-down list 800.

  When the genre major category selection drop-down list 800 is designated by a person at a restaurant that provides each dish, the character information of each category item of the genre major category (“Japanese food”, “Yakiniku”, “Italian”, etc.) Is displayed.

  When one of the text information of each classification item displayed in the genre large classification list 801 is selected by an official of a restaurant that provides each dish, the text information of the selected classification item (for example, “ A genre major classification cursor 802 is displayed in “Japanese food”. Then, the character information (for example, “Japanese food”) of the category item is displayed in the genre large category selection drop-down list 800, and the display of the genre large category list 801 ends.

  FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of an operation method of the genre category selection drop-down list 803.

  When the genre category selection drop-down list 803 is designated by a person at a restaurant that provides each dish, character information (for example, “Japanese food”) of the category item of the genre major category on which the genre major category cursor 802 is displayed A genre category list 804 including character information ("Japanese cuisine", "Kappo", "Udon / Soba", etc.) of each category item of the genre category included in the category is displayed. If the category item of the genre major category in which the genre major category cursor 802 is displayed does not include the category item of the middle category, the genre category selection drop-down list 803 and the genre small category selection drop-down list 806 are displayed. The selection operation is controlled to be disabled.

  When one of the character information of each classification item displayed in the genre classification list 804 is selected by an official of a restaurant that provides each dish, the character information of the selected classification item (for example, “ A genre classification cursor 805 is displayed in "Udon / Soba"). Then, character information (for example, “udon / soba”) of the classification item is displayed in the genre classification selection drop-down list 803, and the display of the genre classification list 804 ends.

  FIG. 8C is a schematic diagram for explaining an example of an operation method of the genre sub-category selection drop-down list 806.

  When the genre sub-category selection drop-down list 806 is designated by a person at a restaurant that provides each dish, the character information of the genre middle category category item (eg, “Udon / Noodle”) in which the middle category category cursor 805 is displayed. A genre sub-category list 807 including character information (such as “soba (soba)”, “udon”, and “sanuki udon”) of each sub-category item included in the genre sub-category included in “soba”) is displayed. When the category item of the middle genre category in which the middle genre category cursor 805 is displayed does not include the category item of the small genre category, the genre small category selection drop-down list 806 is controlled so that the selection operation is disabled.

  When one of the text information of each classification item displayed in the genre sub-category list 807 is selected by an official of a restaurant that provides each dish, the text information of the selected classification item (for example, “ A genre sub-category cursor 808 is displayed at “Soba”. Then, the character information (for example, “Soba”) of the category item is displayed in the genre small category selection drop-down list 806, and the display of the genre small category list 807 is terminated.

  In this way, by selection input using the genre selection drop-down list 704, character information of any of the category items of the large category, the medium category, and the small category is selected as the category.

  Returning to FIG. 7, the detailed description display box 705 is a text box for displaying a detailed description corresponding to the genre selected and input by the genre selection drop-down list 704. That is, when a genre is selected and input from the genre selection drop-down list 704, the identification information of the selected genre is transmitted to the server 2. Next, in the server 2, the detailed description associated with the genre identified by the transmitted identification information is extracted from the detailed description dictionary table. Then, the extracted detailed information is transmitted from the server 2 to the shop terminal 3, and the received detailed information is displayed in the detailed description display box 705.

  The detailed description change button 706 is a button for displaying a detailed description editing screen 900 for editing the detailed description displayed in the detailed description display box 705. The detailed description displayed in the detailed description display box 705 is a general genre description stored in the detailed description dictionary table in advance. The detailed description change button 706 is selected (pressed) by the person concerned of each restaurant when the person concerned of each restaurant wants to change the expression and content of the detailed explanation. When the detailed description change button 706 is selected (pressed), a display request for the detailed description editing screen is transmitted to the server 2, and the detailed description editing screen 900 is displayed based on the screen display data transmitted from the server 2. This makes it possible to change a general genre description.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the detailed explanation editing screen 900 displayed by the shop terminal 3.

  The detailed description edit screen 900 is displayed based on the screen display data transmitted from the server 2 when the detailed description change button 706 displayed on the registration screen 700 is selected (pressed) by a person related to each restaurant. Screen. The detailed description edit screen 900 displays a detailed description edit box 901, an add edit box button 902, an edit box delete button 903, an edit complete button 904, and the like.

  The detailed description edit box 901 is a text input box for editing the character information of the detailed description displayed in the detailed description display box 705, and corresponds to each of the detailed description written in the first language and the second language. Is displayed. When the detailed description edit screen 900 is displayed, the detailed description edit box 901 corresponding to the detailed description described in the first language displays the character information of the detailed description displayed in the detailed description display box 705. . The person involved in each restaurant can operate the store terminal operation unit 33 to edit the character information of the detailed description displayed in the detailed description edit box 901. Further, in the detailed description edit box 901 corresponding to the detailed description described in the second language, character information in which the detailed description displayed in the detailed description display box 705 is described in the second language is based on the detailed description dictionary table. Is displayed.

  An edit box addition button 902 is an input button for adding a detailed description edit box 901 for editing character information of a detailed description written in another language. When the edit box addition button 902 is selected (pressed) by a person related to each restaurant, a language to be edited from a plurality of languages is selected by a person related to each restaurant on a language selection screen (not shown), and the selected language is used. A detailed description edit box 901 for editing the written character information of the detailed description is displayed.

  An edit box delete button 903 is an input button for deleting the displayed detailed description edit box 901 for each language. An edit box delete button 903 corresponding to each language is displayed near the detailed description edit box 901 corresponding to the detailed description described in each language. When the edit box delete button 903 is selected (pressed) by a person related to the restaurant, the detailed description edit box 901 corresponding to the selected edit box delete button 903 is deleted.

  When the edit completion button 904 is selected (pressed), the display of the detailed description edit screen 900 ends, and the detailed description described in the first language described in the detailed description edit box 901 is displayed on the registration screen 700. It is displayed in the display box 705. The detailed description written in a language other than the first language described in the detailed description edit box 901 is temporarily stored in the store terminal storage unit 32.

  Returning to FIG. 7, the food selection drop-down list 707 is a drop-down list for selecting and inputting the food used for the product designated by the product change tab 702 among the plurality of products constituting the predetermined menu. When the foodstuff selection drop-down list 707 is designated by the person involved in the restaurant, a foodstuff list (not shown) including textual information of the foodstuff name stored in the foodstuff table is displayed. When any of the character information of the food name displayed in the food list is selected, the character information of the selected food name is displayed in the food selection drop-down list 707, and the display of the food list ends.

  The seasoning selection drop-down list 708 is a drop-down list for selecting and inputting a seasoning used for an item specified by the item change tab 702 among a plurality of items constituting a predetermined menu. When the seasoning selection drop-down list 708 is designated by the person related to the restaurant, a seasoning list (not shown) including the character information of the seasoning name stored in the seasoning table is displayed. When any of the seasoning name character information displayed in the seasoning list is selected, the character information of the selected seasoning name is displayed in the seasoning selection drop-down list 708, and the seasoning list is displayed. Ends.

  The cooking method selection drop-down list 709 is a drop-down list for selecting and inputting a cooking method used for an item specified by the item change tab 702 among a plurality of items constituting a predetermined menu. When the cooking method selection drop-down list 709 is specified by the person related to the restaurant, a cooking method list (not shown) including the character information of the cooking method name stored in the cooking method table is displayed. When any of the character information of the cooking method name displayed in the cooking method list is selected, the character information of the selected cooking method name is displayed in the cooking method selection drop-down list 709, and the cooking method list is displayed. Ends.

  When the registration button 710 is pressed (selected) by the user, the item change tab 702 and the item name input are entered for the information input as text in the dish name input box 701 and a plurality of items constituting a predetermined menu. Box 703, genre selection drop-down list 704, detailed description display box 705, detailed description change button 706, ingredient selection drop-down list 707, seasoning selection drop-down list 708, and information entered in cooking method selection drop-down list 709 and The registration request including the restaurant ID of the restaurant providing the predetermined menu is transmitted to the server 2. Then, the server 2 stores various information included in the received registration request as menu information. If the detailed description written in a language other than the first language is temporarily stored in the store terminal storage unit 32, the detailed description written in a language other than the first language is included in the registration request.

(Schematic Configuration of Mobile Terminal 4)
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal 4.

  The mobile terminal 4 connects to the server 2 via the base station 5, the mobile communication network 6, the gateway 7, and the Internet 8, and communicates with the server 2. The mobile terminal 4 requests the server 2 to display menu information and the like in accordance with an operation of the mobile terminal operation unit 43 (such as a button) by the user. Further, the mobile terminal 4 receives and displays display data relating to menu information and the like from the server 2. For this purpose, the mobile terminal 4 includes a mobile terminal communication unit 41, a mobile terminal storage unit 42, a mobile terminal operation unit 43, a mobile terminal display unit 44, and a mobile terminal processing unit 45.

  In the present embodiment, a multi-function mobile phone (a so-called “smart phone”) is assumed as the mobile terminal 4, but the present invention is not limited to this. The mobile terminal 4 only needs to be applicable to the present invention. For example, a mobile phone (so-called “feature phone”), a mobile information terminal (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a mobile game machine, a mobile music player, a tablet terminal, and a tablet A PC or a notebook PC may be used. Further, the mobile terminal 4 may be a menu terminal or the like that is installed in a plurality of restaurants and in which a customer of the restaurant orders a menu.

  The mobile terminal communication unit 41 includes a communication interface circuit including an antenna having a predetermined frequency band as a sensitive band, and connects the mobile terminal 4 to a wireless communication network. The mobile terminal communication unit 41 establishes a radio signal line by a CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) method or the like with the base station 5 via a channel allocated by the base station 5 and communicates with the base station 5. I do. Then, the mobile terminal communication unit 41 transmits the data supplied from the mobile terminal processing unit 45 to the server 2 or the like. Further, the mobile terminal communication unit 41 supplies data received from the server 2 or the like to the mobile terminal processing unit 45.

  The mobile terminal storage unit 42 includes, for example, a semiconductor memory device. The mobile terminal storage unit 42 stores an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, data, and the like used for processing in the mobile terminal processing unit 45. For example, the portable terminal storage unit 42 stores an input device driver program for controlling the portable terminal operation unit 43, an output device driver program for controlling the portable terminal display unit 44, and the like as driver programs. In addition, the portable terminal storage unit 42 stores, as an application program, a program for acquiring and displaying display data related to menu information and the like. Further, the mobile terminal storage unit 42 may temporarily store temporary data related to the predetermined process.

  The mobile terminal operation unit 43 may be any device as long as the mobile terminal 4 can be operated, and is, for example, a touch panel or key buttons. The user can use the mobile terminal operation unit 43 to input characters, numbers, symbols, and the like. When operated by the user, the mobile terminal operation unit 43 generates a signal corresponding to the operation. Then, the generated signal is supplied to the portable terminal processing unit 45 as a user's instruction.

  The mobile terminal display unit 44 may be any device as long as it can display a video or an image, and is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. The mobile terminal display unit 44 displays an image corresponding to the video data supplied from the mobile terminal processing unit 45, an image corresponding to the image data, and the like.

  The mobile terminal processing unit 45 includes one or more processors and their peripheral circuits. The mobile terminal processing unit 45 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 4 and is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). The mobile terminal processing unit 45 performs the mobile terminal communication so that various processes of the mobile terminal 4 are executed in an appropriate procedure based on a program stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 42, an operation of the mobile terminal operation unit 43, and the like. The operation of the unit 41 and the portable terminal display unit 44 is controlled. The mobile terminal processing unit 45 executes processing based on a program (an operating system program, a driver program, an application program, or the like) stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 42. Further, the mobile terminal processing unit 45 can execute a plurality of programs (such as application programs) in parallel.

  The mobile terminal processing unit 45 includes at least a browsing execution unit 451. The viewing execution unit 451 is a functional module realized by a program executed by a processor included in the mobile terminal processing unit 45. Alternatively, the browsing execution unit 451 may be implemented in the mobile terminal 4 as firmware.

  The browsing execution unit 451 acquires and displays display data related to menu information and the like. That is, in response to an instruction from the user, a screen display request related to menu information is transmitted to the server 2 via the mobile terminal communication unit 41. In addition, the viewing execution unit 451 receives the corresponding display data from the server 2 via the mobile terminal communication unit 41. The viewing execution unit 451 creates drawing data based on the received display data. That is, the browsing execution unit 451 analyzes the received display data, specifies control data and content data, lays out the specified content data based on the specified control data, and creates drawing data. Then, the browsing execution unit 451 outputs the created drawing data to the mobile terminal display unit 44.

(Functions of the mobile terminal 4)
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a menu information display screen 1100 displayed by the display function of the mobile terminal 4. The display function of the mobile terminal 4 displays character information written in any one of a plurality of languages. Hereinafter, the description will be given on the assumption that the portable terminal 4 displays character information in a second language (English) different from the first language (Japanese).

  The menu information display screen 1100 displays menu information of menus (course dishes, set meals, large dishes such as main dishes, etc.) provided at the restaurant selected by the user. The menu information display screen 1100 is, for example, a screen transmitted by the server 2, and is a screen linked to a homepage introducing each restaurant published on a predetermined information providing site.

  In the example of the menu information display screen 1100 shown in FIG. 11, a menu name, names of respective items constituting the menu, a genre, a menu attribute, a detailed description, and the like are displayed. The menu information display screen 1100 displays a menu name associated with the restaurant ID of the restaurant selected by the user on the predetermined information providing site, and information (1 item information, 2 items) on each item constituting each menu , Etc.) are extracted from the menu information table and displayed based on the screen display data created.

  The language used to display the menu name and information (1 item information, 2 item information,..., Etc.) on each item constituting each menu is the language set and displayed by the mobile terminal 4. When requesting the menu information display screen 1100 from the server 2, the mobile terminal 4 transmits language specification information that is information for specifying the language of the character information written on the mobile terminal 4. Then, the server 2 extracts, from the menu information table, a menu name and information (1 item information, 2 item information,..., Etc.) on each item constituting each menu based on the language designation information. Then, screen display data for displaying the menu information display screen 1100 is created.

(Example 1 of operation sequence of menu generation system 1)
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of the menu generation system 1. This operation sequence is mainly performed by the server processing unit 26 and the store terminal processing unit 35 based on the programs stored in the server storage unit 22 and the store terminal storage unit 32 in advance, with each element of the server 2 and the store terminal 3. It is performed in cooperation.

  First, the terminal transmitting unit 352 of the store terminal 3 of the person related to the restaurant transmits a registration screen request including the restaurant ID in response to the operation of the store terminal operation unit 33 by the person related to the restaurant. The data is transmitted to the server 2 via the unit 31 (step S101).

  Next, when receiving the registration screen request from the shop terminal 3 via the server communication unit 21, the screen creation unit 261 of the server 2 creates screen display data for displaying the registration screen 700 (Step S102). First, the screen creation unit 261 creates a genre selection drop-down list 704 based on a genre table. Next, the screen creation unit 261 creates the foodstuff selection drop-down list 707 based on the foodstuff table. Next, the screen creation unit 261 creates a seasoning selection drop-down list 708 based on the seasoning table. Next, the screen creation unit 261 creates a cooking method selection drop-down list 709 based on the cooking method table. Then, the screen creating unit 261 displays the registration screen 700 including the created genre selection drop-down list 704, foodstuff selection drop-down list 707, seasoning selection drop-down list 708, and cooking method selection drop-down list 709. Create screen display data.

  Next, the server transmission unit 265 of the server 2 transmits screen display data for displaying the created registration screen 700 to the shop terminal 3 corresponding to the received restaurant ID via the server communication unit 21 ( Step S103).

  Next, when receiving the screen display data for displaying the registration screen 700 from the server 2 via the store terminal communication unit 31, the browsing execution unit 351 of the store terminal 3 registers the registration screen based on the received screen display data. 700 is displayed on the store terminal display unit 34 (step S104).

  Next, the browsing execution unit 351 of the store terminal 3 checks the input information input by the person or the like of the restaurant by operating the store terminal operation unit 33 on the registration screen 700 displayed on the store terminal display unit 34 and the food and drink. A registration request including the store ID is transmitted to the server 2 via the store terminal communication unit 31 (step S105).

  Then, the input processing unit 262, the conversion processing unit 263, and the storage processing unit 264 of the server 2 execute the event information registration process based on various information included in the registration request received via the server communication unit 21 (step S106). Details of the event information registration process will be described later.

(Menu information registration processing)
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the event information registration process. The event information registration processing shown in FIG. 13 is executed in step S106 in FIG.

  First, the input processing unit 262 receives a registration request from the shop terminal 3 (Step S201). The registration request includes a restaurant ID, text information of a menu name written in each of a plurality of languages text-input in the dish name input box 701, and a plurality of items constituting a predetermined menu. The text information of the name of each item input as text, the character information of the genre selected and input for each of the plurality of items constituting the predetermined menu, and the character information of the genre selected for each of the plurality of items forming the predetermined menu. The text information of the menu attribute selected and input by the user and the text information of the detailed description displayed in the detailed description display box 705 are included. The menu attributes are the character information of the foodstuff selected and input in the foodstuff selection dropdown list 707, the textual information of the seasoning selected and input in the seasoning selection dropdown list 708, and the selection and input in the cooking method selection dropdown list 709. And character information of the prepared cooking method. If the detailed description written in a language other than the first language is temporarily stored in the store terminal storage unit 32 at the time of the registration request, the registration request is written in a language other than the first language. including.

  Next, the conversion processing unit 263 converts the received genre, menu attribute, and character information of the detailed description into character information of a menu attribute described in another language different from the language of the character information (step S202). . First, the conversion processing unit 263 specifies the received character information of the genre and the menu attribute, the character information of the detailed description, and the language of the character information. Next, the conversion processing unit 263 refers to the term dictionary table and extracts character information written in another language different from the specified language, which is associated with the character information of the specified genre and menu attribute. I do. Next, the conversion processing unit 263 refers to the detailed description dictionary table, and associates the detailed description character information described in another language different from the specified language with the character information of the specified detailed description. Is extracted. When the registration request includes a detailed description written in a language other than the first language, the detailed description included in the registration request is extracted without referring to the term dictionary table.

  Then, the storage processing unit 264 performs the character information of the menu name of the received menu, the restaurant ID, the character information of the name, the character information of the genre and the menu attribute, and the character of the detailed description of each of a plurality of items constituting the menu. The information, character information of the extracted genre, character information of the menu attribute, and character information of the detailed description are stored as menu information in a menu information table in association with a new menu ID (step S203), and a series of steps are performed. To end.

(Example 2 of operation sequence of menu generation system 1)
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an operation sequence of the menu generation system 1. This operation sequence is mainly performed by the server processing unit 26 and the mobile terminal processing unit 45 based on the programs stored in the server storage unit 22 and the mobile terminal storage unit 42 in advance. It is performed in cooperation.

  The browsing execution unit 451 of the user's mobile terminal 4 transmits a display request including a restaurant ID and language designation information in response to an operation of the mobile terminal operation unit 43 by a user (a user (customer) of the restaurant). The data is transmitted to the server 2 via the terminal communication unit 41 (step S301). A display request is transmitted when a link (such as a link for displaying a menu) included in a homepage introducing each restaurant posted on a predetermined information providing site is designated by the user.

  Next, upon receiving a display request from the mobile terminal 4 via the server communication unit 21, the screen creation unit 261 of the server 2 executes a display screen creation process. First, the screen creation unit 261 determines the menu name associated with the restaurant ID corresponding to the restaurant ID included in the display request, and information on each item configuring each menu (1 item information, 2 item information, ...). Next, the screen creation unit 261 displays the specified menu name and the menu name corresponding to the language designation information and the information about each item constituting each menu among the information on each item constituting each menu. , Extracted from the menu information table. Then, screen display data for displaying the menu information display screen 1100 is created based on the extracted information (step S302).

  Next, the server transmission unit 265 of the server 2 transmits screen display data for displaying the menu information display screen 1100 created by the display screen creation process to the mobile terminal 4 via the server communication unit 21 (step). S303).

  When receiving the screen display data from the server 2 via the mobile terminal communication unit 41, the browsing execution unit 451 of the mobile terminal 4 displays the menu information display screen 1100 on the mobile terminal display unit 44 based on the received screen display data. (Step S304).

  As described in detail above, the menu generation system 1 specifies the names of ingredients, seasonings, and cooking methods written in a plurality of languages for each of a plurality of items constituting a menu such as a course dish, a set meal dish, or a large dish dish. Menu information, and menu attributes accurately described in a plurality of languages can be immediately provided.

(Modification 1)
Note that the store terminal storage unit 32 of the store terminal 3 and / or the portable terminal storage unit 42 of the portable terminal 4 store the genre table, the foodstuff table, the seasoning table, the cooking method table, the restaurant table, the term dictionary table, and the detailed description dictionary. All or part of the table and the menu information table may be stored. In this case, when using the information stored in these various tables, the server 2 accesses the store terminal storage unit 32 of the store terminal 3 and / or the portable terminal storage unit 42 of the portable terminal 4 and uses the table. And performs various processes.

(Modification 2)
In FIG. 7 of the above embodiment, a plurality of dish name input boxes 701 are provided, and the name information of the menu name is input as text in a plurality of languages. However, as with the genre, a menu name selection drop-down list may be displayed on the registration screen 700, and character information of the menu name may be selected and input. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15A, the first storage unit 23 of the server 2 stores, for each menu, the menu ID, the name of the menu, the character information of the names of a plurality of items constituting the menu, and A menu table in which genre character information is associated with each other is stored. That is, when the name of the menu is selected, the names of the plurality of articles are displayed in the article name input box 703, and the genres of the plurality of articles are automatically displayed in the genre selection drop-down list 704. You. Thereby, the user can save the trouble of selecting and inputting the character information of the genre. Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, the first storage unit 23 of the server 2 stores a menu ID, a menu name written in a first language (Japanese), a second language for each menu. (English), menu names written in a third language (Chinese (Simplified)), menu names written in a fourth language (Korean), and the like are stored in association with each other. A menu name table may be stored. Then, in response to a display request including the language designation information from the mobile terminal 4, the menu name is displayed on the mobile terminal display unit 44 in the language requested to be displayed from the menu name table.

(Modification 3)
In FIG. 7 of the above embodiment, a plurality of product name input boxes 703 are provided, and text information of a plurality of product name information is input in a plurality of languages. However, as in the case of the genre, an item name selection drop-down list may be displayed on the registration screen 700 and the character information of a plurality of item names may be selected and input. In this case, the server 2 stores an item name table (not shown) for the item name information. The article name table contains an article name ID, an article name written in a first language (Japanese), an article name written in a second language (English), and a third language (Chinese (Simplified)). The name of the item described, the name of the item described in the fourth language (Korean), and the like may be stored in association with each other. Then, in response to a display request including the language designation information from the mobile terminal 4, the name information of a plurality of articles is displayed on the mobile terminal display section 44 in the language requested to be displayed from the article name table.

(Modification 4)
In FIG. 7 of the above embodiment, the product name information is input, and the genre of the product is selected and input. However, the genre selected and input (any of the large category, the middle category, and the small category) may be used as the item name information. That is, since the genre of the item and the name of the item selected and input are often similar information, the user can identify each item only by selecting the genre, and is troublesome to input the name information of the item. Can be omitted. In this case, the genre name may be stored as the menu name in the menu information table.

  It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, substitutions, and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 Menu generation system 2 Server 21 Server communication unit 22 Server storage unit 23 First storage unit 24 Second storage unit 25 Third storage unit 26 Server processing unit 261 Screen creation unit 262 Input processing unit 263 Conversion processing unit 264 Storage processing unit 265 Server transmission unit 3 Store terminal 31 Store terminal communication unit 32 Store terminal storage unit 33 Store terminal operation unit 34 Store terminal display unit 35 Store terminal processing unit 351 Browsing execution unit 352 Terminal transmission unit 4 Portable terminal 41 Portable terminal communication unit 42 Portable terminal Storage unit 43 Portable terminal operation unit 44 Portable terminal display unit 45 Portable terminal processing unit 451 Browsing execution unit

Claims (10)

A menu generation system that generates a restaurant menu in a plurality of languages,
A first storage unit that stores a menu attribute including a food material, a seasoning, or a cooking method, which is used for the plurality of items constituting the menu including the plurality of items;
A second storage unit for storing, in association with the menu attribute, character information written in a first language and character information written in a second language in association with each other;
For each of a plurality of items constituting a menu composed of a predetermined plurality of items, select and input character information of a menu attribute described in a first language from menu attributes stored in the first storage unit. An input processing unit that receives the information together with the restaurant identification information of the restaurant,
A conversion processing unit configured to convert the received character information of the menu attribute written in the first language into the character information of the menu attribute written in the second language, based on the second storage unit;
A transmitting unit that transmits to the terminal the character information of the menu attribute described in the converted second language of each of the plurality of items constituting the menu including the predetermined plurality of items;
A menu generation system, comprising:   The menu generation system according to claim 1, wherein the input processing unit receives the received character information of the menu attribute in association with menu identification information of the received menu composed of a plurality of items. The first storage unit stores a menu name in association with the menu attribute,
The input processing unit is configured to, for a menu composed of the plurality of predetermined products, select character information of the name of the predetermined menu written in a first language from the names of the menus stored in the first storage unit 3. The menu generation system according to claim 1, wherein the menu generation system receives a selection input. The first storage unit further stores character information of a genre of each item constituting the menu in association with character information of a name of the menu,
4. The menu generation system according to claim 3, wherein the input processing unit receives, from the first storage unit, character information of a genre associated with the received character information of the predetermined menu name. 5. The first storage unit stores a genre in association with the menu attribute,
The input processing unit,
Further receiving a selection input of a genre of each of the plurality of items constituting the menu constituted by the predetermined plurality of items;
2. A menu attribute associated with the received genre is received from menu attributes stored in the first storage unit as character information of a menu attribute described in a first language. The menu generation system according to any one of Items 1 to 4.   The menu generation system according to claim 5, wherein the input processing unit receives the received genre as a name of the product corresponding to the genre. The first storage unit further stores character information of names of the plurality of articles,
7. The input processing unit according to claim 1, wherein the input processing unit receives a selection input of character information of a menu name of the product written in a first language from the product names stored in the first storage unit. 8. The menu generation system according to claim 1. The first storage unit further stores a detailed description written in a first language in association with the genre,
The input processing unit extracts a detailed description associated with the received genre from the detailed description stored in the first storage unit,
The second storage unit stores the character information written in a first language and the character information written in a second language in association with each other for the detailed description,
The conversion processing unit converts the received detailed description written in the first language into the detailed description written in a second language based on the second storage unit,
The transmitting unit, together with the character information of the menu attribute described in the converted second language of each of the plurality of items configuring the menu including the predetermined plurality of items, includes The menu generation system according to claim 5, wherein the detailed description in a language is transmitted to the terminal. A computer-generated menu generation method for generating a restaurant menu in a plurality of languages,
A menu attribute including a food material, a seasoning, or a cooking method used in the plurality of items constituting the menu including the plurality of items is stored in the first storage unit,
For the menu attribute, the character information written in the first language and the character information written in the second language are stored in the second storage unit in association with each other,
For each of a plurality of items constituting a menu composed of a predetermined plurality of items, select and input character information of a menu attribute described in a first language from menu attributes stored in the first storage unit. Together with the restaurant identification information of the restaurant,
Converting the received character information of the menu attribute written in the first language into the character information of the menu attribute written in the second language, based on the second storage unit;
Transmitting, to the terminal, character information of a menu attribute described in the converted second language of each of the plurality of items constituting the menu including the predetermined plurality of items;
A menu generation method. Computers that generate restaurant menus in multiple languages,
A menu attribute including a food material, a seasoning, or a cooking method used in the plurality of items constituting the menu including the plurality of items is stored in the first storage unit,
For the menu attribute, the character information written in the first language and the character information written in the second language are stored in the second storage unit in association with each other,
For each of a plurality of items constituting a menu composed of a predetermined plurality of items, select and input character information of a menu attribute described in a first language from menu attributes stored in the first storage unit. Together with the restaurant identification information of the restaurant,
Converting the received character information of the menu attribute written in the first language into the character information of the menu attribute written in the second language, based on the second storage unit;
Transmitting, to the terminal, character information of a menu attribute described in the converted second language of each of the plurality of items constituting the menu including the predetermined plurality of items;
A menu generating program for causing a user to execute a menu.

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