JP6819059B2 - Information processing equipment, product management methods, and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a technique for managing goods.

Products sold in stores have specific expiration dates, such as expiration dates and expiration dates. Products that have exceeded their expiration date or expiration date are treated as products that cannot be sold from the viewpoint of hygiene.

An example of a technique for managing a product sales business using such an expiration date and a best-by-date is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for adjusting a preset expiration date for each product by using a seasonal adjustment time or a sales deadline to sell the product more safely and securely.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-55294

In the technology of the patent document as described above, even if the expiration date and the expiration date set for the product are not a problem at the timing of selling the product, the expiration date is exceeded when the purchaser actually uses the product. Problems such as spilling can occur. In this case, the customer who purchased the product suffers a disadvantage such as consuming the product at some risk and discarding the product.

An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for preventing a customer from accidentally purchasing a product that may expire when used.

According to the present invention
Corresponding to the combination of the attribute of the product to be purchased and the time zone to which the purchase time of the product to be purchased belongs by referring to the storage means for storing the estimated consumption time of the product for each combination of the attribute of the product and the purchase time zone. Estimated time setting means for setting the estimated consumption time and
The set expected consumption time is compared with the expiration date or the expiration date of the purchase target product, and as information based on the comparison result, information indicating that the purchase target product may be sold as it is, or the above-mentioned An output means that outputs information to the output device that prompts the purchaser to confirm the expiration date or expiration date of the product to be purchased, and
An information processing device comprising the above is provided.

According to the present invention
The computer
Corresponding to the combination of the attribute of the product to be purchased and the time zone to which the purchase time of the product to be purchased belongs by referring to the storage means for storing the estimated consumption time of the product for each combination of the attribute of the product and the purchase time zone. Set the expected consumption time,
The set expected consumption time is compared with the expiration date or the expiration date of the purchase target product, and as information based on the comparison result, information indicating that the purchase target product may be sold as it is, or the above-mentioned Outputs information to the output device that prompts the purchaser to confirm the expiration date or expiration date of the product to be purchased .
A product management method including that is provided.

According to the present invention
Computer,
Corresponding to the combination of the attribute of the product to be purchased and the time zone to which the purchase time of the product to be purchased belongs by referring to the storage means for storing the estimated consumption time of the product for each combination of the attribute of the product and the purchase time zone. Estimated time setting means for setting the estimated consumption time,
The set expected consumption time is compared with the expiration date or the expiration date of the purchase target product, and as information based on the comparison result, information indicating that the purchase target product may be sold as it is, or An output means for outputting to an output device information prompting the purchaser to confirm the expiration date or the expiration date of the product to be purchased .
A program is provided to make it function as.

According to the present invention, a customer can purchase a product more safely and with peace of mind.

It is a block diagram which conceptually illustrates the functional structure of the product management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram which illustrates the detail of the product management system of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the product information storage part in a table format. It is a figure which shows an example of a setting rule storage part in a table format. It is a figure which illustrates the hardware composition of each apparatus which constructs the product management system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing performed by the information processing apparatus of 1st Embodiment and a store terminal. It is a figure which shows the 1st example of the screen which the display processing unit displays using the drawing data output in S110. It is a figure which shows the 2nd example of the screen which the display processing unit displays using the drawing data output in S110. It is a block diagram which illustrates the product management system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the setting rule storage part in this embodiment. It is a block diagram which illustrates the product management system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the setting rule storage part in this embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all drawings, similar components are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Further, in each block diagram, unless otherwise specified, each block represents a functional unit configuration rather than a hardware unit configuration.

[First Embodiment]
〔System configuration〕
FIG. 1 is a block diagram that conceptually illustrates the functional configuration of the product management system according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, this product management system includes a store terminal 10 and an information processing device 20. The store terminal 10 is a so-called cash register terminal arranged in a store, and performs a process of registering a product to be settled, a process of settling the product, and the like. The information processing device 20 is, for example, a store server located in a store, and performs processing related to product management while communicating with the store terminal 10.

The information processing device 20 includes an estimated time setting unit 210 and an output unit 220. The estimated time setting unit 210 uses the attribute of the product to be settled by the store terminal 10 and the current time (that is, the purchase time of the product) to determine the time at which the product is expected to be consumed (hereinafter, the estimated consumption time). ) Is set. The output unit 220 compares the estimated consumption time set by the estimated time setting unit 210 with the expiration date or the expiration date of the product to be settled by the store terminal 10, and outputs using the comparison result. The information output from the output unit 220 is processed by the display processing unit 110 of the store terminal 10 and displayed on, for example, a display device (not shown) connected to the store terminal 10. For example, if the expected consumption time is before the expiration date or the expiration date of the product, the output unit 220 outputs to that effect on the store terminal 10. Further, when the expected consumption time is later than the expiration date or the expiration date of the product, the output unit 220 outputs to that effect on the store terminal 10. In this case, the operator of the store terminal 10 notifies the customer (purchaser) who is trying to purchase the product of the expiration date or the expiration date based on this output information, and determines whether or not to purchase the product to the customer. do that for me.

[Action / effect]
The consumption time of a product can be estimated with a certain degree of accuracy depending on, for example, the type of the product. For example, lunch boxes and rice balls are likely to be consumed during the time when meals are generally eaten, such as 6:00 to 9:00, 12:00 to 14:00, or 18:00 to 21:00. Therefore, when the attribute of the product and the purchase time of the product are specified, the estimated consumption time of the product can be set based on the attribute and the purchase time. According to the present embodiment, this is used to compare with the expiration date or the expiration date of the product to be settled by the store terminal 10, and output is performed using the comparison result. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the customer from accidentally purchasing a product whose expiration date or expiration date is earlier than the time when it is intended to be consumed.

Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

〔Concrete example〕
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating details of the product management system of the first embodiment. In FIG. 2, the information processing device 20 is connected to the product information storage unit 230, the setting rule storage unit 240, and the timekeeping unit 250.

The product information storage unit 230 stores the attributes of the product and the expiration date or the expiration date of the product in association with the product identification information. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the product information storage unit 230 in a table format. In the example shown in this figure, the product information storage unit 230 stores the product category (an example of the attribute) and the expiration date (or expiration date) in association with the product identification information. However, the product information storage unit 230 may store other information (for example, information such as a product name, a product price, a discount or a discount) in association with the product identification information. The product attributes are not limited to the above categories.

The setting rule storage unit 240 stores rules (information) for setting the expected consumption time for each product attribute. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the setting rule storage unit 240 in a table format. In the example shown in this figure, the setting rule storage unit 240 stores the expected consumption time for each combination of the product attribute (for example, the product category) and the purchase time zone (purchase time). However, the information stored in the setting rule storage unit 240 is not limited to the example shown in this figure. For example, the setting rule storage unit 240 may store the expected consumption time according to the characteristics related to the use of the product (whether the product is for long-term storage or the product is used immediately).

The timekeeping unit 250 manages and holds information indicating the current time. The estimated time setting unit 210 of the information processing device 20 acquires the current time from the time measuring unit 250. The estimated time setting unit 210 of the information processing device 20 may acquire the current time from the store terminal 10.

The product information storage unit 230, the setting rule storage unit 240, and the timekeeping unit 250 shown in FIG. 2 may be included in the information processing device 20, or may be communicably connected to the information processing device 20. The device may be provided.

<Hardware configuration>
Each function component of the store terminal 10 and the information processing device 20 may be realized by hardware that realizes each function component (eg, a hard-wired electronic circuit, etc.), or the hardware and software. It may be realized by a combination (eg, a combination of an electronic circuit and a program that controls it). Hereinafter, a case where each functional component of the store terminal 10 and the information processing device 20 is realized by a combination of hardware and software will be further described.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of each device for constructing the product management system according to the first embodiment.

The information processing device 20 includes a bus 201, a processor 202, a memory 203, a storage 204, an input / output interface 205, and a communication interface 206. Bus 201 is a data transmission line for transmitting and receiving data. The processor 202, the memory 203, the storage 204, the input / output interface 205, and the communication interface 206 transmit and receive data to and from each other via the bus 201. However, the method of connecting the processors 202 and the like to each other is not limited to the bus connection.

The processor 202 is an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The memory 203 is a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage 204 is a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a memory card. Further, the storage 204 may be a memory such as a RAM or a ROM.

The storage 204 stores a program module that realizes the functional configuration unit (estimated time setting unit 210, output unit 220) of the information processing device 20. By executing each of these program modules, the processor 202 realizes each functional component corresponding to the program module. Here, when executing each of the program modules, the processor 202 may read these program modules onto the memory 203 and then execute the programs, or may execute the program modules without reading them onto the memory 203. Further, the storage 204 may further store a program module that realizes the time measuring unit 250. The storage 204 can also function as a product information storage unit 230 and a setting rule storage unit 240.

The input / output interface 205 is an interface for connecting the information processing device 20 and the input / output device. The input / output interface 205 includes, for example, an input device such as a mouse and a keyboard, a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and a touch panel in which these input devices and the display device are integrated. Be connected. An input device or a display device may not be connected to the input / output interface 205.

The communication interface 206 is an interface for connecting the information processing device 20 to various networks and communicating with an external device (for example, a store terminal 10) via the networks.

The store terminal 10 has a bus 101, a processor 102, a memory 103, a storage 104, an input / output interface 105, and a communication interface 106. The bus 101 is a data transmission line for transmitting and receiving data. The processor 102, the memory 103, the storage 104, the input / output interface 105, and the communication interface 106 transmit and receive data to and from each other via the bus 101. However, the method of connecting the processors 102 and the like to each other is not limited to the bus connection.

The processor 102 is an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The memory 103 is a memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage 104 is a storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a memory card. Further, the storage 104 may be a memory such as a RAM or a ROM.

The storage 104 stores a program module that realizes the display processing unit 110 of the store terminal 10. Further, the storage 104 further stores a program module for product registration processing and a program module for product settlement processing in addition to the program module of the functional configuration unit. By executing these program modules, the processor 102 realizes the function of the display processing unit 110, the function of registering the product to be settled, and the function of settling the product. Here, when executing the program modules, the processor 102 may read these program modules onto the memory 103 and then execute the program modules, or may execute the program modules without reading them onto the memory 103.

The input / output interface 105 is an interface for connecting the store terminal 10 and the input / output device. In the input / output interface 105, for example, an input device 1051 such as a mouse and a keyboard, a display device 1052 such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), and an input device 1051 and a display device 1052 are integrated. A touch panel etc. is connected. Further, a reading device 1053 (for example, a handy scanner, an image scanner, etc.) for recognizing a product and registering it as a settlement target is further connected to the input / output interface 105. The store terminal 10 uses the reading device 1053 to acquire the product identification information given to each product in a state of being encoded by a code symbol such as a JAN (Japan Article Number) code. Further, various devices (for example, a cash drawer, a receipt printer, an automatic change machine, etc.) used for the settlement process of the product are further connected to the input / output interface 105.

The communication interface 106 is an interface for connecting the store terminal 10 to various networks and communicating with an external device (for example, an information processing device 20) via the network.

The hardware configuration of the store terminal 10 and the information processing device 20 is not limited to the configuration shown in FIG.

<Operation example>
Hereinafter, a specific operation example of the product management system of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of processing performed by the information processing device 20 and the store terminal 10 of the first embodiment.

When a customer purchases a product in a store, the store terminal 10 reads the product identification information given to the product using a reading device 1053 such as a bar code reader and transmits the product identification information to the information processing device 20. When the estimated time setting unit 210 of the information processing device 20 acquires the product identification information from the store terminal 10 (S102), the attribute (for example, category) and the expiration date (or the expiration date) corresponding to the product identification information from the product information storage unit 230 (Expiration date) is read (S104).

Then, the estimated time setting unit 210 acquires the current time from the time measuring unit 250 (S106). Next, the estimated time setting unit 210 reads the estimated consumption time corresponding to the combination of the attribute (for example, category) and the current time (purchase time) from the setting rule storage unit 240, and the product identification information acquired in S102 indicates the product. It is set as the expected consumption time (S108).

When the product identification information includes information indicating a category, the setting rule storage unit 240 may store the expected consumption time for each combination of this information and the purchase time zone (purchase time). In this case, the estimated time setting unit 210 reads out the estimated consumption time from the setting rule storage unit 240 by using the information included in the product identification information received from the store terminal 10 and the current time. Therefore, the estimated time setting unit 210 can determine the estimated consumption time without using the product information storage unit 230.

Then, the output unit 220 compares the expected consumption time set by the expected time setting unit 210 with the expiration date (S110). The output unit 220 outputs based on this comparison result. This output is drawing data for drawing a screen used by the display processing unit 110 of the store terminal 10, for example.

When the expected consumption time is before the expiration date (or expiration date) (S110: YES), the display processing unit 110 displays a screen as shown in FIG. 7, for example, using the drawing data output from the output unit 220. Displayed on the device 1052 (S112). FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a first example of a screen displayed by the display processing unit 110 using the drawing data output in S110. This screen contains information indicating that the product may be sold as is.

When the expected consumption time is later than the expiration date (or expiration date) (S110: NO), the display processing unit 110 uses the drawing data output from the output unit 220 to display a screen as shown in FIG. 8, for example. Is displayed on the display device 1052 (S114). FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a second example of a screen displayed by the display processing unit 110 using the drawing data output in S110. This screen contains information that prompts the customer to confirm the expiration date (or expiration date) of the product. Not limited to the example of FIG. 8, the screen displayed in S114 further (or instead) includes information notifying that the product can be offered at a special price (a price to which a discount, a discount, etc. is applied). It may be a screen.

The drawing data for displaying the screens shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 may be stored in the storage 104 by the store terminal 10. In this case, in S110, the output unit 220 outputs the instruction information for displaying the screen shown in FIG. 7 (or FIG. 8) to the store terminal 10.

Further, when the expected consumption time is before the expiration date (or the expiration date), the output unit 220 does not have to output to the store terminal 10. That is, in the flowchart of FIG. 6, the process of S112 (screen output as illustrated in FIG. 7) may not be executed. This is because the screen (FIG. 7) displayed in S112 is a screen showing that there is no particular problem with the purchased product, and there is no problem even if it is not displayed. In this case, the output unit 220 outputs the screen as illustrated in FIG. 8 only when the expected consumption time is later than the expiration date (or the expiration date).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the output unit 220 of the information processing apparatus 20 compares the expiration date (or expiration date) of the product that the customer is trying to purchase with the expected consumption time, and outputs an output using the comparison result. Do. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the customer from accidentally purchasing a product whose expiration date or expiration date is earlier than the time when it is intended to be consumed.

[Second Embodiment]
[Functional configuration]
FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating the product management system according to the second embodiment. The product management system according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the product management system according to the first embodiment except for the following points.

First, the store terminal 10 has a purchaser information acquisition unit 120. The purchaser information acquisition unit 120 acquires the attributes (hereinafter referred to as purchaser information) of the customer (purchaser) who is trying to purchase the product. This attribute includes at least one of gender and age group. The purchaser information acquisition unit 120 may acquire the purchaser information via, for example, an input unit (for example, a touch panel) of the store terminal 10, or may acquire the purchaser information by processing the image of the purchaser. Good. In the latter case, the image of the purchaser or the feature amount extracted from the image may be used as the purchaser information. Then, the store terminal 10 transmits the purchaser information acquired by the purchaser information acquisition unit 120 to the information processing device 20.

Then, the estimated time setting unit 210 of the information processing device 20 sets the estimated consumption time by using the purchaser information in addition to the combination of the product attribute and the purchase time zone (purchase time).

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the data configuration of the setting rule storage unit 240 in the present embodiment. In the example shown in this figure, the setting rule storage unit 240 stores the expected consumption time for each combination of the product attribute, the purchase time zone (purchase time), and the gender of the purchaser. This is because, depending on the product, the consumer's consumption time may differ between men and women. Then, the estimated time setting unit 210 sets the estimated consumption time based on the combination of the purchase time zone (purchase time) and the gender of the purchaser.

In FIG. 10, the setting rule storage unit 240 stores the expected consumption time for each combination of the product attribute, the purchase time zone (purchase time), the purchaser's gender, and the purchaser's age (or age group). You may be. In this case, the estimated time setting unit 210 sets the estimated consumption time based on the combination of the purchase time zone (purchase time), the gender of the purchaser, and the age (or age group) of the purchaser.

[Hardware configuration]
The store terminal 10 and the information processing device 20 of the present embodiment have the same hardware configuration (FIG. 5) as the first embodiment. The storage 104 of the store terminal 10 further stores a program module that realizes the function of the purchaser information acquisition unit 120, and the processor 102 executes this program module to realize the purchaser information acquisition unit 120 described above. The program. Further, the storage 204 of the information processing device 20 stores a program module for realizing the function of the above-mentioned estimated time setting unit 210, and the processor 202 executes the program module to execute the above-mentioned estimated time setting unit. 210 is realized.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the accuracy of the estimated consumption time is improved. Therefore, it is possible to further prevent the customer from accidentally purchasing a product whose expiration date or expiration date is earlier than the time when it is intended to be consumed.

[Third Embodiment]
[Functional configuration]
FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a product management system according to the third embodiment. The product management system according to the present embodiment has the same configuration as the product management system of the second embodiment except for the following points.

First, the purchaser information acquisition unit 120 of the store terminal 10 acquires information that identifies the purchaser (hereinafter, purchaser identification information). The purchaser identification information is, for example, a membership number, a credit card number, or image information. The membership number and the credit card number are read from the card possessed by the customer by using, for example, a card reader device connected to the store terminal 10. The image information is acquired by, for example, a camera provided at or near the store terminal 10. Then, the store terminal 10 transmits the acquired purchaser identification information to the information processing device 20.

The estimated time setting unit 210 of the present embodiment refers to the purchase history storage unit 30 based on, for example, the purchaser identification information, and acquires the purchase history of the purchaser specified by the purchaser identification information. The purchase history storage unit 30 stores the purchase history of the product or the history of the provided service for each customer-specific information. The purchase history of products and the history of services provided can be managed for each customer-specific information by using identification information such as a membership card or a point card. Further, when the above-mentioned card is common to a plurality of stores, it is possible to manage the purchase history of products and the history of services for each customer-specific information across the plurality of stores. Specifically, in addition to the purchase history of products at supermarkets and convenience stores, the history of services provided at restaurants can be managed for each personal specific information. The information processing device 20 and the purchase history storage unit 30 may be connected by, for example, a dedicated line or may be connected via the Internet. The purchase history acquired here is, for example, a predetermined time before the current time. The predetermined time has an arbitrary time width (for example, 10 hours or less) and is preset in the estimated time setting unit 210.

Further, the purchase history storage unit 30 may temporarily store the product identification information of the product that is settled at the same time as the product at the store terminal 10. When the purchase history storage unit 30 is communicably connected to the store terminal 10, the purchaser information acquisition unit 120 obtains the purchase history that can be acquired from the purchase history storage unit 30 using the purchaser identification information in the information processing device 20. May be sent to.

Then, the estimated time setting unit 210 sets the estimated consumption time by further using the purchase history acquired from the purchase history storage unit 30. Specifically, the estimated time setting unit 210 includes a case where a product (or a specific product) belonging to a specific category is included in the purchase history acquired from the purchase history storage unit 30, and a case where such a product is included. Set different expected consumption times depending on whether or not there is one. This specific category and specific product are set according to the category of the product to be settled. An example of a particular product is an alcoholic beverage, but other products may be used.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the setting rule storage unit 240 in the present embodiment. In the example shown in this figure, the setting rule storage unit 240 stores information indicating the above-mentioned specific category (or information indicating a specific product) in addition to the information shown in FIG. Further, the setting rule storage unit 240 stores the first expected consumption time and the second expected consumption time as the expected consumption time. The first estimated consumption time is an estimated consumption time used when a product (or a specific product) belonging to a specific category is not included in the purchase history acquired from the purchase history storage unit 30. The first estimated consumption time is an estimated consumption time used when a product (or a specific product) belonging to a specific category is included in the purchase history acquired from the purchase history storage unit 30.

Not limited to the above example, the estimated time setting unit 210 adjusts the estimated consumption time set based on the information as shown in FIG. 4 by using the purchase history acquired based on the customer identification information. It may be configured. For example, it is said that the purchase history acquired based on the customer identification information of a customer includes information indicating that the customer has recently purchased a specific product such as a lunch box (for example, within one hour). To do. Here, if the customer intends to purchase more products such as bento boxes, the products are likely to be consumed after a certain period of time. In this case, the estimated time setting unit 210 adjusts the estimated consumption time of the newly purchased product by adding, for example, a predetermined adjustment time (for example, 6 hours).

[Hardware configuration]
The store terminal 10 and the information processing device 20 of the present embodiment have the same hardware configuration (FIG. 5) as the first embodiment. The storage 104 of the store terminal 10 further stores a program module that realizes the function of the purchaser information acquisition unit 120 described above, and the processor 102 executes the program module so that the purchaser information acquisition unit 120 described above can perform the program module. It will be realized. Further, the storage 204 of the information processing device 20 stores a program module for realizing the function of the above-mentioned estimated time setting unit 210, and the processor 202 executes the program module to execute the above-mentioned estimated time setting unit. 210 is realized. The purchase history storage unit 30 may be realized by the storage 104, the storage 204, or the storage of another device (not shown).

[Action / effect]
Product information contained in the purchase history may affect the consumption time of other products. For example, if a new food item is purchased while a lunch box or the like is recently purchased, it is unlikely that the other food item will be consumed immediately. Also, foods purchased with certain products, such as alcohol, are likely to be consumed during the night of the day. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the estimated consumption time of the product that the customer intends to purchase is set by further using the purchase history of a certain customer. According to this embodiment, it is possible to set the estimated consumption time more accurately.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, these are examples of the present invention, and various configurations other than the above can be adopted.

For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, when the expected consumption time of a certain product is later than the expiration date (or expiration date), the output unit 220 outputs information on the discount or discount of the product, and the store terminal 10 May sell the goods at a discounted or discounted price.

Further, for example, in each of the above-described embodiments, an example is shown in which the output unit 220 outputs alert information regarding the expiration date when the expected consumption time is later than the expiration date (or expiration date), but the output unit 220 , Alert information may be output according to other conditions. For example, the output unit 220 may output alert information even if the expected consumption time is before the expiration date (or expiration date) when the difference time is less than a predetermined threshold value.

Further, in the plurality of flowcharts used in the above description, a plurality of steps (processes) are described in order, but the execution order of the steps executed in each embodiment is not limited to the order of description. In each embodiment, the order of the illustrated steps can be changed within a range that does not hinder the contents. In addition, the above-described embodiments can be combined as long as the contents do not conflict with each other.

Hereinafter, an example of the reference form will be added.
1. 1.
An estimated time setting means for setting an estimated consumption time when the product is expected to be consumed by using the attribute of the product and the purchase time of the product.
An output means that compares the expected consumption time with the expiration date or the expiration date of the product, and outputs using the comparison result.
Information processing device equipped with.
2. 2.
The expected time setting means sets the estimated consumption time by using a storage means that stores the estimated consumption time for each combination of the attribute of the product and the purchase time zone.
1. 1. The information processing device described in.
3. 3.
The estimated time setting means further sets the estimated consumption time by using the purchaser information about the purchaser of the product.
1. 1. Or 2. The information processing device described in.
4.
The estimated time setting means further uses the purchase history of the product or the history of the provided service within the predetermined time of the purchaser as the purchaser information.
3. 3. The information processing device described in.
5.
The output means outputs the product when the expiration date or the expiration date of the product is before the expected consumption time.
1. 1. From 4. The information processing device according to any one of the above.
6.
The computer
Using the attributes of the product and the purchase time of the product, the expected consumption time at which the product is expected to be consumed is set.
The expected consumption time is compared with the expiration date or the expiration date of the product, and the comparison result is used for output.
Goods management method including that.
7.
The computer
The estimated consumption time is set by using a storage means for storing the estimated consumption time for each combination of the attribute and the purchase time zone of the product.
Including that 6. Product management method described in.
8.
The computer
Further, the estimated consumption time is set by using the purchaser information regarding the purchaser of the product.
Including that 6. Or 7. Product management method described in.
9.
The computer
Further, the purchase history of the product or the history of the provided service within the predetermined time of the purchaser is used as the purchaser information.
Including 8. Product management method described in.
10.
The computer
The output is performed when the expiration date or the expiration date of the product is before the expected consumption time.
Including that 6. To 9. The product management method described in any one of the above.
11.
Computer,
An estimated time setting means for setting an estimated consumption time when the product is expected to be consumed by using the attribute of the product and the purchase time of the product.
An output means that compares the expected consumption time with the expiration date or expiration date of the product and outputs using the comparison result.
A program to function as.
12.
The computer
A means for setting the estimated consumption time by using a storage means for storing the estimated consumption time for each combination of the attribute and the purchase time zone of the product.
To further function as 11. The program described in.
13.
The computer
Further, a means for setting the estimated consumption time using the purchaser information regarding the purchaser of the product.
To further function as 11. Or 12. The program described in.
14.
The computer
Further, a means for setting the expected consumption time by using the purchase history of the product within the predetermined time of the purchaser or the history of the provided service as the purchaser information.
To further function as 13. The program described in.
15.
The computer
A means for performing the output when the expiration date or the expiration date of the product is before the expected consumption time.
To further function as 11. From 14. The program described in any one of.

10 Store terminal 101 Bus 102 Processor 103 Memory 104 Storage 105 Input / output interface 1051 Input device 1052 Display device 1053 Reading device 106 Communication interface 110 Display processing unit 120 Purchaser information acquisition unit 20 Information processing device 201 Bus 202 Processor 203 Memory 204 Storage 205 Input / output interface 206 Communication interface 210 Estimated time setting unit 220 Output unit 230 Product information storage unit 240 Setting rule storage unit 250 Timing unit 30 Purchase history storage unit

Claims (7)

Corresponding to the combination of the attribute of the product to be purchased and the time zone to which the purchase time of the product to be purchased belongs by referring to the storage means for storing the estimated consumption time of the product for each combination of the attribute of the product and the purchase time zone. Estimated time setting means for setting the estimated consumption time and
The set expected consumption time is compared with the expiration date or the expiration date of the purchase target product, and as information based on the comparison result, information indicating that the purchase target product may be sold as it is, or the above-mentioned An output means that outputs information to the output device that prompts the purchaser to confirm the expiration date or expiration date of the product to be purchased, and
Information processing device equipped with. The storage means stores the expected consumption time of the product for each combination of the attribute of the product, the purchase time zone, and the purchaser information regarding the purchaser of the product.
The estimated time setting means sets an estimated consumption time corresponding to a combination of the attributes of the purchase target product, the time zone to which the purchase time of the purchase target product belongs, and the purchaser information regarding the purchaser of the purchase target product. ,
The information processing device according to claim 1 . In the storage means, a product or service having a specific attribute preset with respect to the attribute of the purchase target product is a purchase history of the product or a history of the provided service within a predetermined time of the purchaser of the purchase target product. The second expected consumption time applied when it is included in is further stored for each of the above combinations.
The estimated time setting means is
Acquire the purchase history of the product or the history of the provided service within the specified time of the purchaser of the product to be purchased,
When the product or service having the specific attribute is included in the acquired purchase history of the product within the predetermined time or the history of the service, the second combination is stored in the storage means. Set the expected consumption time,
The information processing device according to claim 2 . The estimated time setting means is
Acquire the purchase history of the product or the history of the provided service within the specified time of the purchaser of the product to be purchased,
When a product or service having a specific attribute set in advance for the attribute of the product to be purchased is included in the acquired purchase history of the product within the predetermined time or the history of the provided service, the previous case. to add a predetermined adjustment time to Ki予virtual consumption time,
The information processing device according to claim 2 . The output means outputs the output when the expiration date or the expiration date of the product to be purchased is before the expected consumption time.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . The computer
Corresponding to the combination of the attribute of the product to be purchased and the time zone to which the purchase time of the product to be purchased belongs by referring to the storage means for storing the estimated consumption time of the product for each combination of the attribute of the product and the purchase time zone. Set the expected consumption time,
The set expected consumption time is compared with the expiration date or the expiration date of the purchase target product, and as information based on the comparison result, information indicating that the purchase target product may be sold as it is, or the above-mentioned Outputs information to the output device that prompts the purchaser to confirm the expiration date or expiration date of the product to be purchased .
Goods management method including that. Computer,
Corresponding to the combination of the attribute of the product to be purchased and the time zone to which the purchase time of the product to be purchased belongs by referring to the storage means for storing the estimated consumption time of the product for each combination of the attribute of the product and the purchase time zone. Estimated time setting means for setting the estimated consumption time,
The set expected consumption time is compared with the expiration date or the expiration date of the purchase target product, and as information based on the comparison result, information indicating that the purchase target product may be sold as it is, or An output means for outputting to an output device information prompting the purchaser to confirm the expiration date or the expiration date of the product to be purchased .
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