JP6880391B2 - Product life provision device, product life provision program, and product life provision method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a product life providing device, a product life providing program, and a product life providing method that provide information on an estimated life of a product according to a user operation.

In general, information on restaurants (store names, photos, maps, telephone numbers, etc.) around the country is registered on the restaurant information providing site. In addition, information (menu name, price, photo, etc.) regarding the menu provided at each restaurant is registered in the restaurant information providing site.

The restaurant owner can access the server device of the restaurant information providing site from a personal computer or the like to register or delete information on the menu provided at his / her own restaurant (for example, patent documents). 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-71870

By the way, the registration period of a certain menu of a certain restaurant on the restaurant information providing site (the period from the registration of the menu on the restaurant information providing site to the deletion of the menu) is the menu at the restaurant. Indicates the period during which was provided. That is, the registration period represents the life of the menu at the restaurant. Such information is very useful information, for example, for the owners of other restaurants who are considering offering a new menu.

An object of the present invention is to provide a product life providing device, a product life providing program, and a product life providing method capable of providing information on an estimated life of a product such as a menu provided at a restaurant. ..

The product life providing device according to the present invention includes a life calculation unit that calculates the estimated life of the product based on the registration history information indicating the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information providing site, and the life calculation unit. It is provided with a life information providing unit that provides life-related information regarding the estimated life calculated by.

The product life provision program according to the present invention includes a step of calculating the estimated life of the product based on the registration history information indicating the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information providing site, and the calculated estimated life of the product. It is a product lifespan providing program for causing a processor to execute a step of providing lifespan-related information about the product.

In the product life providing method according to the present invention, the estimated life of the product is calculated based on the registration history information indicating the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information providing site. Life-related information regarding the calculated estimated life is provided.

According to the present invention, a product life providing device, a product life providing program, and a product life providing method capable of providing information on an estimated life of a product such as a menu provided at a restaurant are provided.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a product life providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of user information used in the product life providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of store information used in the product life providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of product registration history information used in the product life providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a life calculation database used in the product life providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a product life providing process executed by the product life providing device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a calculation condition setting page displayed on a user terminal in the product life providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a life information display page displayed on a user terminal in the product life providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a lifespan display page by price displayed on a user terminal in the product lifespan providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a lifespan display page by price displayed on a user terminal in the product lifespan providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a modified example of a life information display page displayed on a user terminal in the product life providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings for the purpose of understanding the present invention. It should be noted that the following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[Product life provision system 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, the product life providing system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a product life providing device 2 and one or a plurality of user terminals 3. The product life providing device 2 and the user terminal 3 can communicate with each other via a communication network N1 such as the Internet, LAN, WAN, or a public telephone line.

The product life providing device 2 has a function as a product information providing site that provides information on products provided in each of a plurality of stores. In the present embodiment, a case where the store is a restaurant, the product is a menu provided by the restaurant, and the product information providing site is a restaurant information providing site will be described as an example.

Information (store name, photo, map, telephone number, etc.) about restaurants all over the country is registered in the restaurant information providing site. In addition, information (menu name, price, photo, etc.) regarding the menu provided at each restaurant is registered in the restaurant information providing site. The owner of the restaurant can access the product life providing device 2 from the user terminal 3 and register or delete information about the menu provided at his / her own restaurant.

By the way, the registration period of a certain menu of a certain restaurant on the restaurant information providing site (the period from the registration of the menu on the restaurant information providing site to the deletion of the menu) is the menu at the restaurant. Indicates the period during which was provided. That is, the registration period represents the life of the menu at the restaurant. Such information is very useful information, for example, for the owners of other restaurants who are considering offering a new menu. However, in order for the restaurant owner to obtain such information, it is necessary to monitor the period from when the menu of another restaurant is registered on the restaurant information providing site until it is deleted. Very difficult for store owners. On the other hand, the product life provision system 1 according to the present embodiment can provide information on the estimated life of a product such as a menu provided at a restaurant.

[Product life providing device 2]
As shown in FIG. 1, the product life providing device 2 is a server including a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, an operation display unit 23, a communication I / F 24, and the like. The product life providing device 2 is not limited to one computer, and may be a computer system in which a plurality of computers operate in cooperation with each other. Further, various processes executed by the product life providing device 2 may be distributed and executed by one or a plurality of processors.

The communication I / F 24 connects the product life providing device 2 to the communication network N1 by wire or wirelessly, and performs data communication with an external device such as a user terminal 3 via the communication network N1 according to a predetermined communication protocol. A communication interface for execution.

The operation display unit 23 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays various information, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts operations.

The storage unit 22 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an SSD (Solid State Drive) that stores various types of information. Specifically, the storage unit 22 stores data such as user information D1, store information D2, product registration history information D3, and life calculation database D4. Here, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of user information D1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of store information D2. Further, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the product registration history information D3, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the life calculation database D4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the user information D1 includes information such as a user ID, a password, and a store ID corresponding to each user of the user terminal 3. The user ID is identification information for identifying the user, and the user ID and password are used in the login process of the user. The store ID is identification information for identifying a restaurant managed or managed by the user.

As shown in FIG. 3, the store information D2 includes information such as a store ID, an area, a business type, and an average budget corresponding to each restaurant. The area indicates the location of the restaurant, and the business type is the classification of the restaurant based on the cooking genre provided by the restaurant. The average budget is, for example, the average amount of money required when using a restaurant. In addition, the store information D2 may include information such as the purpose of use, the allowable number of people, the availability of coupons, the presence / absence of all-you-can-drink, or the presence / absence of all-you-can-eat. The store information D2 may be referred to by the control unit 21 during a search process executed when a user searches for an arbitrary restaurant on the restaurant information providing site.

The product registration history information D3 is information about the new product registered in the restaurant information providing site, and is stored for each restaurant, for example. FIG. 4 shows the product registration history information D3 relating to the store A. As shown in FIG. 4, the product registration history information D3 includes information such as a product ID, a price, a registration date, and a deletion date corresponding to each menu. The product ID is identification information for identifying the menu, for example, a menu name. The same product ID is assigned to the same menu or menus that are considered to be substantially the same, even if they are offered at different stores. For example, the same product ID "Gyoza" is assigned to the "special dumplings" provided at the store A, the "Hitokuchi dumplings" provided at the store B, and the "water dumplings" provided at the store C. In another embodiment, for example, as the product ID corresponding to the dumplings, subdivided product IDs such as "gyoza", "water dumplings", and "fried dumplings" may be used. The price indicates the price of the menu. The registration date indicates the date when the menu is registered on the restaurant information providing site, and the deletion date indicates the date when the menu is deleted from the restaurant information providing site. The product registration history information D3 is updated at any time by the control unit 21 when the menu is registered on the restaurant information providing site and when the menu is deleted from the restaurant information providing site. The product registration history information D3 is an example of the "registration history information" of the present invention.

The life calculation database D4 is a collection of data used for calculating the estimated life of the menu. Each record included in the life calculation database D4 is generated based on, for example, store information D2 and product registration history information D3. As shown in FIG. 5, the life calculation database D4 includes a store ID, a product ID, a registration period, a price, an area, a business type, and the like corresponding to each combination of a store and a product. The registration period indicates the period during which the menu was registered on the restaurant information providing site, and corresponds to the period from the registration date to the deletion date in the product registration history information D3. The life calculation database D4 includes information such as price, area, business type, average budget, cooking genre, and main ingredients as menu attribute information. The attribute information is used as a part of the calculation condition when calculating the estimated life of the menu. The life calculation database D4 is an example of the "registration history information" of the present invention.

As another embodiment, part or all of the information such as the user information D1, the store information D2, the product registration history information D3, and the life calculation database D4 is accessed from the product life providing device 2 via the communication network N1. It may be stored in another possible server. Then, the control unit 21 of the product life providing device 2 may acquire various information from the server and execute each processing such as the product life providing processing (see FIG. 6) described later.

Further, in the storage unit 22, data of a restaurant information page (not shown) for providing information on restaurants and menus registered in the restaurant information providing site, and registered in the restaurant information providing site. Data on the search page (not shown) for searching restaurants and menus, and data on the management page (not shown) for restaurant owners or managers to register menus on the restaurant information providing site. Etc. are also memorized. Further, the storage unit 22 has a calculation condition setting page P11 (see FIG. 7), a life information display page P12 (see FIG. 8), price-specific life display pages P13, P14 (see FIGS. 9 and 10), which will be described later. Data is also stored.

Further, the storage unit 22 stores a control program such as a product life provision program for causing the control unit 21 to execute the product life provision processing (see FIG. 6) described later. For example, the product life providing program is non-temporarily recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD or DVD, and a reading device such as a CD drive or a DVD drive included in the product life providing device 2 (not shown). Is read and stored in the storage unit 22.

The control unit 21 has control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as a BIOS and an OS for causing the CPU to execute various arithmetic processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various processes executed by the CPU. Then, the control unit 21 controls the product life providing device 2 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 22 on the CPU.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 21 performs various processes such as a product registration processing unit 211, a product information providing unit 212, a calculation condition setting unit 213, a life calculation unit 214, and a life information providing unit 215. Including part. The control unit 21 functions as a calculation condition setting unit 213, a life calculation unit 214, and a life information providing unit 215 by executing various processes according to the product life provision program on the CPU. Further, a part or all of the processing units included in the control unit 21 may be composed of an electronic circuit. The product life provision program may be a program for allowing a plurality of processors to function as the various processing units.

The product registration processing unit 211 performs user authentication with reference to the user information D1 based on the user ID and password received from the user terminal 3. Then, the product registration processing unit 211 transmits the data of the management page to the user terminal 3 and displays the management page on the user terminal 3. When the menu is registered or deleted, the product registration processing unit 211 updates the product registration history information D3.

The product information providing unit 212 transmits the data of the search page to the user terminal 3 in response to the request from the user terminal 3, and causes the user terminal 3 to display the search page. Then, the product information providing unit 212 transmits the data of the restaurant information page corresponding to the search condition to the user terminal 3 based on the search condition received from the user terminal 3, and displays the restaurant information page. Displayed on the user terminal 3.

The calculation condition setting unit 213 sets the calculation condition for calculating the estimated life of the menu. For example, the calculation condition setting unit 213 transmits the data of the calculation condition setting page P11 to the user terminal 3 in response to the request from the user terminal 3, and causes the calculation condition setting page P11 to be displayed on the user terminal 3. Then, the calculation condition setting unit 213 sets the calculation condition according to the operation of the user (for example, the owner of the restaurant) on the user terminal 3. The calculation condition setting page P11 can be changed from, for example, the management page (not shown).

The calculation condition setting unit 213 can set the calculation condition including the condition relating to any one or more of the menu, the price, the area, and the business type, for example.

The calculation condition setting unit 213 is associated with each store and based on the information (for example, menu, price, area, business type) registered in advance on the restaurant information providing site, the menu, price, area, or business type. The calculation condition including the condition relating to any one or more of the above may be set. For example, when the user A who is the owner of the store A is logged in, the calculation condition setting unit 213 may use the store A information (area or area or) which is associated with the user A and registered in advance on the restaurant information providing site. At least a part of the above calculation conditions may be automatically set based on the business type, etc.). Specifically, the calculation condition setting unit 213 may automatically set the same area (Tokyo) and business type (bar) as the store A as the calculation conditions based on the store information D2. Alternatively, the calculation condition setting unit 213 may automatically set the menu provided at the store A and the price of the menu as the calculation condition based on the product registration history information D3.

In the following, the menu set as the calculation target of the estimated life under the above calculation conditions will be referred to as a “target menu”.

The life calculation unit 214 sets the target menu based on the information indicating the registration period of the menu of each restaurant registered on the restaurant information providing site (for example, product registration history information D3 or life calculation database D4). Calculate the estimated life. For example, the life calculation unit 214 extracts information corresponding to the calculation condition set by the calculation condition setting unit 213 from the information indicating the registration period of the menu of each restaurant on the restaurant information providing site, and extracts the information. Based on the information provided, the estimated life of the target menu is calculated. Specifically, the life calculation unit 214 extracts a record that matches the calculation condition set by the calculation condition setting unit 213 from all the records included in the life calculation database D4, and extracts the record. The estimated life of the target menu is calculated based on the data of the registration period in the record.

Specifically, the life calculation unit 214 calculates the average of the registration periods of the target menu of each store registered on the restaurant newsletter providing site as the estimated life of the target menu. For example, if the calculation condition is only "dumplings", the life calculation unit 214 extracts a record having a product ID of "dumplings" from the life calculation database D4, and calculates the average of the registration periods in the extracted records. Calculated as estimated life. Further, for example, if the calculation conditions are "Gyoza", "Tokyo", and "Izakaya", the life calculation unit 214 has the product ID "Gyoza" and the area "Tokyo" from the life calculation database D4. , And the business type is "Izakaya" is extracted, and the average of the registration period in the extracted records is calculated as the estimated life.

When the calculation conditions including the conditions related to the menu and the price are set, the life calculation unit 214 calculates the estimated life of the menu provided at the price. For example, if the calculation conditions are "dumplings" and "320 yen", the life calculation unit 214 has a product ID of "dumplings" and a price of "320 yen" from the life calculation database D4. Records are extracted and the estimated lifespan is calculated based on the extracted records. Further, for example, if the calculation conditions are "dumplings" and "300 yen to 400 yen", the life calculation unit 214 has a product ID of "dumplings" and a price of "dumplings" from the life calculation database D4. Records in the range of "300 yen" to "400 yen" are extracted, and the estimated life is calculated based on the extracted records. Here, the range of the price range "300 yen" to "400 yen" may be a preset constant width (for example, a width of 100 yen). Alternatively, the width may be automatically set according to the distribution status of the price of the menu. For example, in the price range where the number of registered records is large, the width may be set to a narrow width, and in the price range where the number of registered records is small, the width may be set to a wide width.

In another embodiment, the life calculation unit 214 refers to the price of the target menu from the scatter diagram (see FIG. 10) showing the price and the registration period of the target menu of each store registered on the product information providing site. An approximate curve C11 (see FIG. 10) showing the correspondence between the estimated life and the estimated life may be calculated. The approximate curve C11 shows the estimated life of the target menu by price.

In still another embodiment, the life calculation unit 214 calculates the estimated life of the target menu based on the number of records matching the price in the life calculation database D4 when the calculation condition including the price is set. You may switch the method. For example, when the number of records matching the price in the life calculation database D4 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value, the life calculation unit 214 calculates the average of the registration periods in the records as the estimated life of the target menu. May be good. Then, when the number of records matching the price in the life calculation database D4 is less than the predetermined threshold value, the life calculation unit 214 calculates the approximate curve C11 from the scatter diagram showing the price and the registration period in the record. Then, the estimated life of the target menu may be calculated based on the approximate curve C11.

The life information providing unit 215 provides life-related information regarding the estimated life calculated by the life calculation unit 214. For example, the life information providing unit 215 transmits the estimated life calculated by the life calculation unit 214 to the user terminal 3 as the life-related information as shown on the life information display page P12 shown in FIG. The information may be displayed on the user terminal 3. Alternatively, the life information providing unit 215 shows the correspondence between the attribute information (price, area, business type, etc.) of the menu and the estimated life, as shown on pages P13 and P14 of the life display by price shown in FIGS. 9 and 10. Information (for example, a table or a graph) may be transmitted to the user terminal 3 as the life-related information, and the life information may be displayed on the user terminal 3. Alternatively, the life information providing unit 215 may provide as the life-related information how many days the menu currently being provided at a certain store will reach the estimated life. Further, the life information providing unit 215 may provide a message to the effect that the menu currently being provided at a certain store is about to reach the estimated life as the life-related information.

Further, the life information providing unit 215 may provide the life-related information of another menu (hereinafter, referred to as "related menu") related to the target menu in addition to the life-related information of the target menu. Good. The related menu may be, for example, another menu whose specific attribute information (price, business type, cooking genre, main ingredient, etc.) matches or is similar to the target menu. Alternatively, the life information providing unit 215 may determine the related menu related to the target menu by referring to information such as a table (not shown) showing the correspondence between the target menu and the related menu. .. When the life information providing unit 215 provides the life-related information of the related menu, the life information providing unit 215 of the related menu having a longer estimated life than the target menu, as shown on page 12 of the life information display page shown in FIG. The life-related information may be provided.

[User terminal 3]
As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 3 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an operation display unit 33, a communication I / F 34, and the like. The user terminal 3 is an information processing device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer.

Specifically, the owner or manager of the restaurant logs in to the product life providing device 2 by entering the user ID and password on the predetermined login page displayed on the user terminal 3. As a result, the control unit 21 of the product life providing device 2 can identify the logged-in user.

The communication I / F 34 connects the user terminal 3 to the communication network N1 by wire or wirelessly, and performs data communication according to a predetermined communication protocol with an external device such as the product life providing device 2 via the communication network N1. A communication interface for execution.

The operation display unit 33 is a user interface including a display unit such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that displays information such as various web pages, and an operation unit such as a mouse, keyboard, or touch panel that accepts operations.

The storage unit 32 is a non-volatile storage unit such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or a flash memory that stores various types of information. For example, a control program such as a browser program is stored in the storage unit 32. Specifically, the browser program is a control program for causing the control unit 31 to execute communication processing with an external device such as the product life providing device 2 according to a communication protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol).

The control unit 31 has control devices such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. The CPU is a processor that executes various arithmetic processes. The ROM is a non-volatile storage unit in which control programs such as a BIOS and an OS for causing the CPU to execute various processes are stored in advance. The RAM is a volatile or non-volatile storage unit that stores various types of information, and is used as a temporary storage memory (working area) for various processes executed by the CPU. Then, the control unit 31 controls the user terminal 3 by executing various control programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 32 on the CPU.

Specifically, the control unit 31 functions as the browser processing unit 311 by executing various processes according to the browser program stored in the storage unit 32. The browser processing unit 311 displays a web page provided from the product life providing device 2 via the communication network N1 on the operation display unit 33, and inputs an operation for the operation display unit 33 to the product life providing device 2. It is possible to do it. A part or all of the processing units included in the control unit 31 may be composed of electronic circuits.

[Product life provision processing]
Hereinafter, the product life providing process executed by the control unit 21 of the product life providing device 2 will be described with reference to FIG. When an access from the user terminal 3 occurs, the control unit 21 individually executes the product life provision processing corresponding to each user terminal 3. That is, the control unit 21 may execute the product life provision processing corresponding to the plurality of user terminals 3 in substantially parallel time division. In addition, the product life provision process may be terminated in the middle by a predetermined operation of the user terminal 3.

Further, the present invention can be regarded as an invention of a product life providing method for executing one or a plurality of steps included in the product life providing process, and one or a plurality of products included in the product life providing process described here. Steps may be omitted as appropriate. The execution order of each step in the product life providing process may be different as long as the same effect is produced. Further, here, a case where each step in the product life providing process is executed by the control unit 21 will be described as an example, but a product in which each step in the product life providing process is distributed and executed by a plurality of processors. A method of providing a lifetime can also be considered as another embodiment.

<Step S1>
In step S1, the control unit 21 causes the user terminal 3 to display the calculation condition setting page P11 according to the request from the user terminal 3. Further, the control unit 21 receives from the user terminal 3 an operation of setting calculation conditions including a target menu, a price, an area, a business type, and the like. Here, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the calculation condition setting page P11. As shown in FIG. 7, on the calculation condition setting page P11, conditions such as a target menu, a price, an area, and a business type are displayed as calculation conditions for calculating the estimated life. In the initial state, for example, the target menu is blank (unselected state), and the price, area, and business type are "all". The control unit 21 may automatically set some of the calculation conditions according to the logged-in user. In this case, in the initial state, for example, the same area and business format as the restaurant managed or operated by the logged-in user are automatically set.

On the calculation condition setting page P11, a selection key K11 for selecting a target menu, change keys K12 to K14 for changing each condition of price, area, and business format, and an additional key for adding a condition item are displayed. A K15 and a display key K16 for displaying the estimated life are included.

When the selection key K11 is operated by the user terminal 3, the control unit 21 displays, for example, a list of product IDs (menus) registered in the life calculation database D4 on the user terminal 3 and arbitrarily selects from the list. Let the user select the product ID of.

When the change key K12 is operated by the user terminal 3, the control unit 21 displays, for example, an input field for inputting a price or a price range on the user terminal 3 and inputs an arbitrary price or a price range to the user. Let me. When the change key K13 is operated by the user terminal 3, the control unit 21 displays, for example, a list of predetermined areas on the user terminal 3 and displays an arbitrary one or a plurality of areas from the list to the user. Let me choose. When the change key K14 is operated by the user terminal 3, the control unit 21 displays, for example, a list of predetermined business formats on the user terminal 3, and displays any one or more business formats from the list to the user. Let me choose.

When the additional key K15 is operated by the user terminal 3, the control unit 21 receives, for example, a list of other attribute information (for example, average budget, store size, business hours, etc.) included in the life calculation database D4. Is displayed on the user terminal 3, and the user is made to select arbitrary attribute information from the list. Then, the control unit 21 displays the selected attribute information as a new condition item on the calculation condition setting page P11 together with the corresponding change button.

<Step S2>
In step S2, the control unit 21 (calculation condition setting unit 213) sets the calculation conditions for calculating the estimated life according to the user operation on the calculation condition setting page P11. For example, when the display key K16 is operated by the user terminal 3 in the state of the calculation condition setting page P11 shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 21 sets the calculation conditions of "dumplings", "320 yen", and "bar". Set as.

<Step S3>
In step S3, the control unit 21 (lifetime calculation unit 214) extracts records that match the calculation conditions set in step S2 from all the records included in the lifespan calculation database D4. For example, when the calculation conditions are "Gyoza", "320 yen", and "Izakaya", the product ID is "Gyoza" from all the records included in the life calculation database D4, and the price. Is "320 yen" and the business type is "Izakaya".

<Step S4>
In step S4, the control unit 21 (life calculation unit 214) calculates the estimated life of the target menu based on the data of the registration period in the record extracted in step S3. For example, the control unit 21 calculates the average of the registration periods in the records extracted in step S3 as the estimated life of the target menu.

By the way, for example, when a price condition such as "291 yen" is set, the number of records corresponding to the calculation condition is small, and the average of the registration periods in those records is unsuitable as the estimated life of the target menu. May be. Therefore, in another embodiment, the control unit 21 corresponds to a predetermined price range including the price indicated by the price condition (for example, a price range of "286 yen to 296 yen" centered on "291 yen"). Records may be extracted. In still another embodiment, the control unit 21 calculates an approximate curve C11 from a scatter plot (see FIG. 10) showing the price and registration period of the records extracted in step S3, and the target menu is based on the approximate curve C11. The estimated lifespan of may be calculated. Each dot in the scatter plot shown in FIG. 10 corresponds to each record extracted in step S3. In this way, if the estimated life is calculated using the approximate curve C11, the estimated life of the target menu can be calculated based on the overall tendency regardless of the set price condition. Even when the number of applicable records is small, the estimated life of the target menu can be calculated more appropriately.

<Step S5>
In step S5, the control unit 21 (life information providing unit 215) provides life-related information regarding the estimated life of the target menu based on the estimated life calculated in step S4. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the control unit 21 causes the user terminal 3 to display the life information display page P12 on which the estimated life of the target menu is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 8, on the life information display page P12, the estimated life of the target menu is displayed, and the estimated life of another menu (related menu) having a longer estimated life than the target menu is also displayed. May be done. In this case, the control unit 21 executes the processes of step S3 and step S4 for the related menu as well as the target menu, and calculates the estimated life of the related menu. For example, when the calculation conditions shown in FIG. 7 are set, the control unit 21 uses menus other than "Gyoza" (for example, "Agedashi tofu" and "Dashi") that are offered at "Izakaya" for around "320 yen". "Maki", "Xiaolongbao", etc.) are determined as the related menus, the estimated lifespan of each of the related menus is calculated, and the related menus with a longer estimated lifespan than "Gyoza" are displayed on the lifespan information display page P12. You may.

The life information display page P12 shown in FIG. 8 includes a display key K17 for displaying the estimated life for each price of the target menu. When the display key K17 is operated by the user terminal 3, the control unit 21 causes the user terminal 3 to display, for example, the price-based life display page P13 shown in FIG. On the price-based life display page P13, the estimated life for each predetermined price range of the target menu is displayed. For example, the estimated lifespan in the price range of "100 yen to 150 yen" is that the product ID is "dumplings" and the price is either "100 yen" to "150 yen" from the lifespan calculation database D4. Moreover, it is calculated as the average of the registration period in the record whose business type is "Izakaya".

In another embodiment, when the display key K17 is operated by the user terminal 3, the control unit 21 may display the price-based life display page P14 shown in FIG. 10 on the user terminal 3. On the price-based life display page P14, a scatter diagram including an approximate curve C11 showing a predetermined estimated life by price of the target menu is displayed. Each dot in the scatter plot corresponds to each record included in the life calculation database D4, in which the product ID is "dumplings" and the business format is "bar". The price in the record corresponds to the horizontal axis of the scatter plot, and the registration period in the record corresponds to the vertical axis of the scatter plot. The approximate curve C11 is calculated by, for example, the least squares method.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the product life providing device 2 provides information on the estimated life of the target menu. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, for example, a restaurant owner or the like who is considering providing a new menu can easily obtain information on the estimated life of any menu. Further, since the manager or the like does not need to monitor the period from the registration of the menu of another restaurant to the deletion on the restaurant information providing site, the restaurant information provision for the monitoring is performed. It is possible to suppress the increase in network traffic due to access to the site.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to calculate the estimated life of the target menu based on the data of the registration date and the deletion date in the product registration history information D3. Therefore, it is not necessary to manually prepare and update the data indicating the life of each menu registered in the restaurant information providing site (for example, the data of the registration period in the life calculation database D4), and the product life providing device 2 The work load of the administrator can be reduced.

Further, in the present embodiment, in addition to the life-related information of the target menu, it is possible to provide the life-related information of other menus related to the target menu. Therefore, for example, it is possible to propose another menu having a longer estimated life to a restaurant owner who is considering providing a new menu. As a result, the manager or the like can adopt another menu having a longer estimated life than the target menu as a new menu instead of the target menu, if necessary.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide information such as a table or a graph showing the correspondence between the price of the target menu and the estimated life, for example, as shown on pages P13 and P14 of the life display by price. Therefore, a user such as a restaurant owner can determine the price of the target menu provided at his / her own restaurant with reference to the information.

Further, in the present embodiment, it is possible to set conditions related to arbitrary attribute information such as price, area, and business type as calculation conditions when calculating the estimated life of the target menu. Therefore, even if the estimated life of the target menu changes depending on the conditions such as price range, area, and business type, it is possible to provide more accurate life-related information.

[Modification example]
In the present embodiment, the calculation process of the estimated life is started when the display key K16 on the calculation condition setting page P11 shown in FIG. 7 is operated, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the life calculation unit 214 periodically calculates the estimated life for each of a plurality of predetermined calculation conditions (for example, for each menu or for each combination of menu and price). , The calculated estimated life may be stored as estimated life information in the storage unit 22 or the like in association with the calculation condition. Then, when the display key K16 on the calculation condition setting page P11 shown in FIG. 7 is operated, the life information providing unit 215 acquires the estimated life corresponding to the set calculation condition from the estimated life information and has a life. It may be provided as related information.

Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the menu is included in the calculation conditions has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the calculation conditions may not include a menu. For example, when the calculation condition is "320 yen", "Tokyo", or "Izakaya", the life calculation unit 214 matches the calculation condition from all the records included in the life calculation database D4. Records may be extracted and the estimated life of the menu that matches the calculation conditions may be calculated. Then, the life information providing unit 215 may provide the calculated estimated life as the estimated life of the menu that matches the calculation conditions of "320 yen", "Tokyo", and "Izakaya". Alternatively, when the calculation condition is "320 yen", "Tokyo", or "Izakaya", the life calculation unit 214 matches the calculation condition from all the records included in the life calculation database D4. Records may be extracted and the estimated lifetime for each menu may be calculated based on the extracted records. Then, the life information providing unit 215 may provide the calculated estimated life for each menu as the life-related information. In this case, for example, as shown on page 12 of the life information display page shown in FIG. 11, the estimated life for each menu may be displayed in order from the one with the longest estimated life. Alternatively, only the estimated life of the menu with the longest estimated life may be displayed.

Further, in the present embodiment, life-related information regarding the estimated life of the menu provided at the restaurant is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, for example, life-related information regarding the estimated life of each product may be provided based on the registration period of each product of each store on a mail-order site that handles products of a plurality of stores.

Further, in the present embodiment, the product life providing device 2 has a function as the product information providing site, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, for example, a server (product information providing device) having a function as the product information providing site may be provided independently of the product life providing device 2. In this case, for example, the user information D1, the store information D2, and the product registration history information D3 may be stored in the server. Then, the product life providing device 2 may access the server as necessary to refer to the user information D1, the store information D2, and the product registration history information D3.

Further, in the present embodiment, the estimated life of the target menu is calculated using the life calculation database D4 generated based on the store information D2 and the product registration history information D3, but the present invention is not limited to this. In another embodiment, the estimated life of the target menu may be calculated based on the store information D2 and the product registration history information D3 without generating the life calculation database D4.

Further, in the present embodiment, seasonal information such as four seasons may be used for calculating the estimated life of the menu provided at the restaurant. Specifically, even if the estimated life of the menu according to the time when the menu is provided is stored in the calculation database D4 and the information regarding the provision time of the target menu is set as the calculation condition when calculating the estimated life. Good. In this case, for example, when the target menu is pots, if the calculation condition of the serving time is specified as "winter", the estimated life of the pots provided in winter is calculated, and the calculation condition of the serving time is set to "winter". When specified as "summer", the estimated life of the pots provided in the summer is calculated. In general, pots tend to be preferred in winter over summer, so winters tend to have a longer lifespan than summers. As described above, it is possible to more appropriately calculate the estimated life of a seasonal menu.

[Supplementary note of invention]
The outline of the invention extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described below. It should be noted that each configuration and each processing function described in the following appendix can be selected and arbitrarily combined.

<Appendix 1>
A lifespan calculation unit that calculates the estimated lifespan of the product based on the registration history information that indicates the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information provision site.
A life information providing unit that provides life-related information regarding the estimated life calculated by the life calculation unit, and a life information providing unit.
A product life providing device equipped with.

<Appendix 2>
A calculation condition setting unit for setting calculation conditions for calculating the estimated life is further provided.
The life calculation unit calculates the estimated life of the product based on the registration history information extracted based on the calculation conditions set by the calculation condition setting unit.
The product life providing device according to Appendix 1.

<Appendix 3>
The calculation condition setting unit sets the calculation condition including a condition relating to any one or a plurality of products, prices, areas, or business types according to a user operation.
The product life providing device according to Appendix 2.

<Appendix 4>
The calculation condition setting unit includes the calculation condition including one or a plurality of products, prices, areas, or business types based on the information registered in advance on the product information providing site in association with the store. To set,
The product life providing device according to Appendix 2 or 3.

<Appendix 5>
The calculation condition setting unit automatically sets at least a part of the calculation conditions based on the information of the store associated with the logged-in user.
The product life providing device according to Appendix 4.

<Appendix 6>
The calculation condition setting unit can set the calculation condition including the condition related to the product and the price.
The life calculation unit calculates the estimated life of the product offered at the price, and calculates the estimated life.
The life information providing unit provides the estimated life calculated by the life calculation unit as the life-related information.
The life information providing device according to any one of Supplementary note 2 to 5.

<Appendix 7>
The life information providing unit provides information indicating the correspondence between the attribute information of the product and the estimated life as the life-related information.
The life information providing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 6.

<Appendix 8>
The attribute information is the price,
The life information providing device according to Appendix 7.

<Appendix 9>
The life information providing unit provides the life-related information of the related product related to the target product in addition to the life-related information of the target product set by the calculation condition setting unit.
The life information providing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 8.

<Appendix 10>
The related product is another product whose specific attribute information matches or is similar to the target product.
The life information providing device according to Appendix 9.

<Appendix 11>
In addition to the life-related information of the target product, the life information providing unit provides the life-related information of the related product having a longer estimated life than the target product.
The life information providing device according to Appendix 9 or Appendix 10.

<Appendix 12>
The life calculation unit calculates the average of the registration periods of the products of each store registered on the product information providing site as the estimated life of the products.
The life information providing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 11.

<Appendix 13>
The life calculation unit calculates an approximate curve showing the correspondence between the price of the product and the estimated life from a scatter diagram showing the price and registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information providing site.
The life information providing device according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 11.

<Appendix 14>
A step to calculate the estimated life of the product based on the registration history information indicating the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information providing site, and
A step of providing life-related information regarding the calculated estimated life, and
Product life offer program to let the processor execute.

<Appendix 15>
The estimated life of the product is calculated based on the registration history information indicating the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information providing site.
Provide life-related information regarding the calculated estimated life.
Product life provision method.

1 Product life providing system 2 Product life providing device 21 Control unit 211 Product registration processing unit 212 Product information providing unit 213 Calculation condition setting unit 214 Life calculation unit 215 Life information providing unit 3 User terminal 31 Control unit 311 Browser processing unit

Claims (15)

A lifespan calculation unit that calculates the estimated lifespan of the product based on the registration history information that indicates the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information provision site.
A life information providing unit that provides life-related information regarding the estimated life calculated by the life calculation unit, and a life information providing unit.
Equipped with a,
The life calculation unit extracts the registration period of a specific product corresponding to a plurality of stores from the registration history information based on a preset calculation condition, and the registration period of the specific product corresponding to the plurality of stores. Calculate the estimated life of the particular product based on
Product life provision device. In addition Bei El calculation condition setting unit for setting the pre-hexane out conditions,
The product life providing device according to claim 1. The calculation condition setting unit sets the calculation condition including a condition relating to any one or a plurality of products, prices, areas, or business types according to a user operation.
The product life providing device according to claim 2. The calculation condition setting unit includes the calculation condition including one or a plurality of products, prices, areas, or business types based on the information registered in advance on the product information providing site in association with the store. To set,
The product life providing device according to claim 2 or 3. The calculation condition setting unit automatically sets at least a part of the calculation conditions based on the information of the store associated with the logged-in user.
The product life providing device according to claim 4. The calculation condition setting unit can set the calculation condition including the condition related to the product and the price.
The life calculation unit calculates the estimated life of the product offered at the price, and calculates the estimated life.
The life information providing unit provides the estimated life calculated by the life calculation unit as the life-related information.
The product life providing device according to any one of claims 2 to 5. The life information providing unit provides the life-related information of the related product related to the target product in addition to the life-related information of the target product set by the calculation condition setting unit.
The product life providing device according to any one of claims 2 to 6. The related product is another product whose specific attribute information matches or is similar to the target product.
The product life providing device according to claim 7. In addition to the life-related information of the target product, the life information providing unit provides the life-related information of the related product having a longer estimated life than the target product.
The product life providing device according to claim 7 or 8. The life information providing unit provides information indicating the correspondence between the attribute information of the product and the estimated life as the life-related information.
The product life providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9. The attribute information is the price,
The product life providing device according to claim 10. The life calculation unit calculates the average of the registration period of the product of each store included in the registration history information as the estimated life of the product.
The product life providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11. The registration history information includes the price of the product at each store.
The life calculation unit calculates an approximate curve showing the correspondence between the price of the product and the estimated life from the scatter diagram showing the price and the registration period of the product of each store included in the registration history information.
The product life providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 11. A life calculation step that calculates the estimated life of the product based on the registration history information that indicates the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information providing site, and
A step of providing life-related information regarding the calculated estimated life, and
The A shelf life provided a program to be executed by a processor,
In the life calculation step, the registration period of a specific product corresponding to a plurality of stores is extracted from the registration history information based on a preset calculation condition, and the registration period of the specific product corresponding to the plurality of stores is extracted. Calculate the estimated life of the particular product based on
Product life offer program. One or more processors
A life calculation step that calculates the estimated life of the product based on the registration history information that indicates the registration period of the product of each store registered on the product information providing site, and
A step of providing life-related information regarding the calculated estimated life, and
A shelf life provides a method of execution,
In the life calculation step, the registration period of a specific product corresponding to a plurality of stores is extracted from the registration history information based on a preset calculation condition, and the registration period of the specific product corresponding to the plurality of stores is extracted. Calculate the estimated life of the particular product based on
Product life provision method.

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