JP7217508B2 - HEALTH PROMOTION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND HEALTH PROMOTION SUPPORT METHOD - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a health promotion support system and a health promotion support method, and more particularly to a health promotion support system and a health promotion support method for presenting a menu for health promotion and health maintenance of a user.

Health is obtained through a nutritionally balanced diet. For this reason, conventionally, techniques for presenting nutritionally balanced menus have been proposed in order to prevent or improve lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.

As one of such proposed techniques, there is a technique for assisting the improvement of eating habits that is easy for a subject to work on (see Patent Document 1: hereinafter referred to as "conventional example 1"). In the technique of Conventional Example 1, a subject's eating habits (including food preferences) are specified based on the input result of a plurality of meal menus in a general unit period (for example, one day's worth) for the subject. . Subsequently, the difference between the reference intake amount for each nutrient in the unit period determined by the subject's personal health information (age, weight, gender, etc.) and the current intake of each nutrient calculated from the input menu, Then, an improved menu is created based on the identified eating habits of the subject. Then, the created improved menu is provided to the subject.

In addition, another proposed technology is a technology that makes it possible to continue eating habits without losing the enjoyment of eating, and as a result, supports achieving a predetermined goal such as prevention of hypertension ( See Patent Document 2: hereinafter referred to as "conventional example 2"). In the technique of Conventional Example 2, the standard intake amount of each nutrient component per day determined by the subject's personal health information (age, weight, gender, etc.) and the current intake of each nutrient component calculated from the input menu. A daily menu is created based on the difference from the amount and information that influences the target person's tendency to select ingredients and foods, such as the target person's hometown and the season of the target date of the menu creation. Then, the created improved menu is provided to the subject.

JP 2007-133525 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-351991

In the techniques of the conventional examples 1 and 2 described above, the food ingredients used in the menu are determined based on the subject's eating habits (food preferences), the season of the day on which the menu is to be created, and the like. However, it is not always the case that the person who prepares the meal for the subject can actually prepare the specified ingredients easily. That is, it is not always the case that the store or the like where the person who prepares the meal for the subject usually shops has the specified ingredients prepared at the time of shopping. For this reason, in order to realize the provided menu, there were cases where a lot of labor had to be put in.

Such a situation can also occur with regard to the menu for one meal. Furthermore, when at least one day's worth of menus is provided as in the techniques of Conventional Examples 1 and 2, for example, one day's worth of meals (usually three meals of breakfast, lunch, and dinner) are provided. When the menu of the meal of the times is provided, the possibility that the said situation will occur will increase.

By the way, a person who prepares meals on a daily basis at home for a person who is interested in promoting their own health (hereinafter also referred to as a "subject") In general, a meal based on a menu that can be easily realized is prepared in consideration of the subject's food preferences and nutritional balance. However, for example, if the target person is a worker who commute to a company other than home and relies on lunch boxes or supplementary foods sold at convenience stores for lunch, such consideration should be sufficient. often not done. On the other hand, in order for the worker to bring a boxed lunch that has been sufficiently considered, the person who prepares the boxed lunch or the like bears a considerable burden.

In addition, regarding meals other than lunch on workdays, which are mainly taken at home, if it is the average amount of nutrient intake for a week, it is relatively easy to obtain nutritional information on foods in recent years. It can be grasped with high accuracy. In addition, it is possible to obtain health information in various forms regarding the amounts of nutrients recommended according to the subject's personal information (age, weight, gender, etc.). Furthermore, it is extremely rare to ingest the recommended amount of nutrients for one week from meals other than lunch on working days. Even so, if it is possible to adjust the intake of nutrients from lunch, the amount of intake of nutrients for one week can be brought closer to the recommended amount of intake of nutrients.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and consists of foods that are suitable for health promotion and can be purchased or provided by stores near the user's current location. It is an object of the present invention to provide a health promotion support system and a health promotion support method capable of presenting a menu for lunch to a subject.

From the first point of view, the present invention provides a portable communication device operated by a user; managing product lineup information of foods sold or provided at a plurality of stores and enabling communication with the outside; and a health promotion support device capable of communicating with the portable communication device and the inventory management device, wherein the portable communication device is a position detector that detects a current position. and a presentation unit for presenting the recommended menu information received from the health promotion support device to the user, wherein the product lineup information includes location information of each of the plurality of stores and location information of the plurality of stores. It includes a plurality of foods sold or provided by each, and nutritional components of the plurality of foods, and the health promotion support device relates to the nutritional components recommended for the user to take in lunch on the day. a storage unit in which information is stored; when a support request specifying a current location is received from the portable communication device, product lineup information of stores around the current location of the portable communication device is stored in the product lineup an acquisition unit acquired from a management device; generating recommended menu information based on the recommended nutritional components calculated with reference to the related information and the acquired product lineup information; and a generator that transmits recommended menu information to the portable communication device.

In this health promotion support system, when the acquisition unit of the health promotion support device receives a support request designating the current position from the portable communication device, product lineup information of stores around the current position of the portable communication device is obtained. is acquired from the assortment management device. Subsequently, the generation unit generates recommended menu information based on the information related to nutritional components that the user is recommended to take for lunch on the day stored in the storage unit and the acquired product lineup information. do. Then, the generation unit transmits the generated recommended menu information to the portable communication device. As a result, the recommended menu for lunch on the day is presented to the user (target person) by the presentation unit of the portable communication device.

Therefore, according to the health promotion support system of the present invention, it is possible to present the user with a menu for lunch that is suitable for health promotion and is made up of foods that can be purchased at stores around the user's current location. can be done.

Further , in the health promotion support system of the present invention, the portable communication device transmits to the health promotion support device the food that the user, who referred to the recommended menu information, ate out for lunch on the day, to the health promotion support device. includes a weekly recommended nutritional component determined according to the number of scheduled days of eating out for lunch in a week including the current day, and the generation unit extracts the recommended weekly nutritional component from the recommended weekly nutritional component for the day in the one week The recommended nutritional components are calculated based on the differential nutritional components obtained by subtracting the nutritional components of the foods eaten during lunch out by the previous day .

That is, the portable communication device transmits to the health promotion support device information on the foods eaten out for lunch by the user who referred to the recommended menu information on the day . In addition, the above-mentioned related information includes weekly recommended nutritional components that are determined according to the number of planned days of lunch eating out for one week including the current day. Then, the generation unit can ingest at lunch on the day based on the difference nutritional component obtained by subtracting the nutritional component of the food taken during lunch out by the day before the day in the week from the recommended weekly nutritional component described above. Calculate recommended nutritional content. For example, the generating unit can calculate the nutritional components recommended to be taken at lunch on the day by dividing the differential nutritional components by the number of remaining days of the week including the current day. For this reason, as described above, lunches on working days are sold at convenience stores during the week, which is the basic period of the lifestyle rhythm in which the average nutritional intake can be easily and relatively accurately determined. Even when relying on foodstuffs or foodstuffs provided at eating out stores such as family restaurants, it is possible to appropriately adjust the nutrient intake from the lunch.

Here, the generating unit may be configured to transmit the weekly recommended nutritional components and the total nutritional components of foods actually ingested during lunch out for the week to the portable communication device. can. In this case, by referring to the display unit of the portable communication device, the user can know the weekly recommended nutritional components and the total nutritional components of the foods actually ingested during lunch outings in the last week. Therefore, it is possible to quantitatively grasp the nutritional components that were excessively ingested and the nutritional components that were insufficient in the last week.

Further, in the health promotion support system of the present invention, the relevant information may include age, weight and sex of the user. In this case, a recommended menu for lunch on the day can be generated according to the attributes of the user.

In addition to the user's age, weight, and sex, the relevant information may include the type of pre-existing disease, the result of a medical examination, and the like.

In addition, in the health promotion support system of the present invention, the portable communication device transmits information on a store designated by the user to the health promotion support device, and the generating unit sells or sells at the designated store. It may be configured such that the recommended menu information is generated within the range of foods that are provided. In this case, the stores for procuring the food for lunch this time are limited, so the user's convenience is improved. For example, when the user designates one store, the recommended menu information is generated within the range of foods that can be procured at the store, so the user can realize the recommended menu without visiting multiple stores. Food can be procured for

Further, in the health promotion support system of the present invention, the portable communication device transmits information on the candidate for eating-out food specified by the user to the health promotion support device, and the generating unit generates the specified eating-out food The recommended menu information may be generated with priority given to candidates. In this case, it is possible to generate recommended menu information capable of complementing the nutritional components that cannot be taken in by the food candidates for eating out while respecting the user's preference for food on the day.

Here, the generation unit transmits to the portable communication device the product lineup information of stores around the current position acquired from the product lineup management device, and the designation of the restaurant food candidate is transmitted to the portable communication device. It can be configured such that it is performed by the user who refers to the product lineup information. In this case, the user can specify the restaurant food candidate without actually going to the store.

Moreover, it is possible to configure such that the designation of the restaurant food candidate is performed at the store visited by the user. In this case, the user can confirm the actual food item and then designate the restaurant food candidate.

Here, the portable communication device may further include a photographing unit, and the designation of the restaurant food candidate may be performed based on the result of photographing by the photographing unit. In this case, it is possible to designate a candidate food for eating out based on a photographed image of the overall image of the candidate for eating out food or a photographed image of a coded display of a food code such as a bar code attached to the candidate for eating out food. Since it is possible to do so, it is not necessary to manually enter data such as a food code, so it is possible to easily designate a restaurant food candidate.

In addition, when specifying the candidate food for eating out by using the photographed image of the overall image, the generation unit that receives the data of the photographed image may use an image recognition technique to identify the designated candidate for eating out food. can. In addition, when specifying a photographed image such as a barcode, decoding of the barcode may be performed in the portable communication device, or may be performed in the generation unit that receives the photographed image such as the barcode. good too.

From the second point of view, the present invention is based on a portable communication device operated by a user; product lineup management capable of managing product lineup information of foods sold or provided at a plurality of stores and communicating with the outside; and a health promotion support device capable of communicating with the portable communication device and the inventory management device, wherein the health promotion support method is executed in a health promotion support system comprising: , a storage unit that stores information related to nutritional components that the user is recommended to take in lunch on the day, and the related information includes the schedule of eating out for lunch in a week including the day. When a support request is received from the portable communication device that includes a recommended weekly nutritional component determined according to the number of days scheduled to eat out for lunch and specifies the current location, the health promotion support device receives the current position of the portable communication device. an acquisition step of acquiring product lineup information of stores in the vicinity of the location from the product lineup management device; subtracting the nutritional components of foods eaten at lunch out by the day before the current day in the one week from the recommended weekly nutritional components. a calculating step in which the health promotion support device calculates, based on the differential nutritional components, the nutritional components recommended to be taken on the day ; a generating step in which the health promotion support device generates recommended menu information based on recommended nutritional ingredients and transmits the generated recommended menu information to the portable communication device; and a sending step of sending the food eaten out for lunch by the user who referred to the recommended menu information to the health promotion support device .

In this health promotion support method, in the obtaining step, when a support request designating the current position is received from the portable communication device, the health promotion support device displays the product lineup of stores around the current position of the portable communication device. Information is obtained from an inventory management device. Subsequently, in the calculation process, the health promotion support device subtracts the nutritional components of the foods eaten during lunch out by the day before the current day in the current week from the recommended weekly nutritional components. Calculating recommended nutrient intake. Next, in the generation step, the health promotion support device generates recommended menu information based on the acquired product lineup information and the nutritional components recommended to be taken on the day, and generates the recommended menu information. to the portable communication device. Then, the portable communication device that has received the recommended menu information transmits, in the transmission step, the food eaten out for lunch by the user who referred to the recommended menu information to the health promotion support device.

Therefore, according to the health promotion support method of the present invention, it is possible to present the user with a menu for lunch that is suitable for health promotion and is made up of foods that can be purchased at stores around the user's current location. can be done. In addition, during the basic period of one week, which is the basic period of the life rhythm, in which the average nutritional intake can be easily and relatively accurately determined, lunch on working days should be purchased at convenience stores or at family restaurants, etc. Even when relying on food provided at a restaurant, it is possible to appropriately adjust the nutrient intake from the lunch.

As described above, according to the health promotion support system and the health promotion support method of the present invention, a lunch consisting of foods suitable for health promotion and available for purchase at stores around the user's current location menu can be presented to the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows roughly the structure of the health promotion support system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the portable communication device of FIG. 1; FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the assortment management apparatus of FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the content of assortment management information in FIG. 3; FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the health promotion support device of FIG. 1; FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the recommended nutritional component-related information in FIG. 5; 6 is a flowchart for explaining initial information registration processing by the processing control unit of FIG. 5; FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining registration processing of first-of-week information by the processing control unit of FIG. 5; FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining daily processing by the processing control unit of FIG. 5; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the recommended menu creation processing of FIG. 9; FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the post-meal update process of FIG. 9; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining information exchanged between elements of the first embodiment during daily processing; It is a figure showing roughly composition of a health promotion support system concerning a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the portable communication device of FIG. 13; FIG. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the content of assortment management information in FIG. 13; 14 is a diagram showing the configuration of the health promotion support device of FIG. 13; FIG.

17 is a flowchart for explaining daily processing by the processing control unit of FIG. 16; FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining information exchanged between elements of the second embodiment during daily processing; It is a figure showing roughly composition of a health promotion support system concerning a 3rd embodiment of the present invention. 20 is a diagram showing the configuration of the portable communication device of FIG. 19; FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the configuration of the health promotion support device of FIG. 19; FIG. FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining recommended menu creation processing by the processing control unit of FIG. 21; FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining information exchanged between elements in the third embodiment during daily processing;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

[First embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12. FIG.

<Configuration>
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a health promotion support system 600A according to the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the health promotion support system 600A includes portable communication devices 100A ₁ , 100A ₂ , . These portable communication devices 100A _j (j=1, 2, .

In addition, in 1st Embodiment, communication via the communication network 500 is performed between portable communication apparatus _100Aj and health promotion assistance apparatus 300A. Further, communication is performed via the communication network 500 between the product assortment management device 200A and the health promotion support device 300A.

The portable communication device 100A _j is a communication device carried by a user. FIG. 1 _{shows an example in which a store SHP j1 , a store SHP j2 , .} Here, in the first embodiment, the "peripheral area RG _j " refers to an area within a predetermined distance (for example, 1 km) from the current position of the portable communication device 100A _j .

A store management device 400 _jk is arranged in the store SHP _jk (k=1, 2, . . . ). The store management device _400jk can communicate with the product lineup management device 200A via the communication network 500. FIG. Hereinafter, the store SHP _jk is assumed to be a store such as a convenience store that sells food.

The store management device 400 _jk manages the inventory of products in the store SHP _jk . When the stock quantity of each product changes due to arrival of goods, sales, etc., the stock information after the change is reported to the product assortment management device 200A. As a result, the product assortment management device 200A can grasp and manage the inventory of products in each of the stores _SHPjk .

<<Configuration of Portable Communication Device _100Aj >>
The portable communication device 100A _j includes a processing control unit 110A and a storage unit 120, as shown in FIG. The portable communication device 100A _j also includes an input unit 130 and a position detection unit 140 . Furthermore, the portable communication device 100A _j includes a sound output unit 160, a display unit 170, and a wireless communication unit 180.

The processing control unit 110A described above controls the overall portable communication device 100A _j . Details of the processing control unit 110A will be described later.

The storage unit 120 described above is configured with a non-volatile storage element. The storage unit 120 stores various information data used by the portable communication device 100A _j . The storage unit 120 can be accessed by the processing control unit 110A.

The input unit 130 includes a key portion as a stroke device, a mouse as a pointing device, and the like. Here, a touch panel provided on the display device of the display unit 170 can be used as the key portion. It should be noted that, in place of or in combination with the configuration having the key portion, it is also possible to employ a configuration in which input is performed by voice using voice recognition technology. The input result to the input unit 130 is sent to the processing control unit 110A as input data.

It should be noted that the user makes various designations and commands to the processing control unit 110A via the input unit 130. FIG.

In this embodiment, the position detection unit 140 described above performs GPS positioning and the like to detect the current position of the portable communication device 100A _j . A detection result by the position detection unit 140 is sent to the processing control unit 110A.

The sound output unit 160 described above is configured with a speaker. This sound output unit 160 receives output sound data sent from the processing control unit 110A. Then, the sound output unit 160 outputs sound corresponding to the output sound data to the user.

The display unit 170 described above includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display. The display unit 170 receives display image data sent from the processing control unit 110A. Then, the display unit 170 displays an image corresponding to the display image data.

The wireless communication unit 180 described above communicates with the health promotion support device 300A via the communication network 500 under the control of the processing control unit 110A. That is, by using the wireless communication unit 180, the processing control unit 110A can communicate with the health promotion support device 300A.

Next, the processing control unit 110A will be described. The processing control unit 110A comprises a central processing unit (CPU) and its peripheral circuits. Various functions of the portable communication device 100A _j are realized by the processing control unit 110A executing various programs.

When processing control unit 110A receives the initial setting information sent from input unit 130, processing control unit 110A uses wireless communication unit 180 to send the initial setting information to health promotion support device 300A. Here, the initial setting information includes the physical information BI _p of the user (user ID#p) of the portable communication device 100A _j (user ID#p) described later, the weekly intake nutritional component AN _p excluding working day lunch, and the average number of weekly lunch eating out days. AD _p is included.

When processing control unit 110A receives the beginning-of-week information sent from input unit 130, processing control unit 110A uses wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the beginning-of-week information to health promotion support device 300A. Here, the beginning-of-the-week information includes the planned number of days ND _p to eat out for lunch this week, which will be described later.

Further, when the processing control unit 110A receives a menu creation processing start command sent from the input unit 130, it generates a menu creation processing start request designating the current position. Then, processing control unit 110A uses wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the generated menu creation processing start request to health promotion support device 300A.

Further, when processing control unit 110A receives via wireless communication unit 180 the peripheral store location information transmitted from health promotion support device 300A in response to the request to start menu creation processing, the processing control unit 110A determines the store location information included in the peripheral store location information. display image data and output sound data for presenting the position of to the user. Processing control unit 110 A then sends the generated display image data to display unit 170 and the generated output sound data to sound output unit 160 . As a result, the display unit 170 and the sound output unit 160 present the location of the store existing in the peripheral area RG _j of the portable communication device 100A _j to the user.

Upon receiving from the input unit 130 the designation of the store selected by the user from among the stores included in the presented peripheral store location information, the processing control unit 110A generates store designation information for designating the store. do. Then, processing control unit 110A uses wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the generated shop designation information to health promotion support device 300A.

Further, when the processing control unit 110A receives, via the wireless communication unit 180, the designated store product lineup information transmitted from the health promotion support device 300A that has received the store designation information, the processing control unit 110A receives the designated store product lineup information included in the designated store product lineup information. Display image data and output sound data are generated for presenting the product lineup of the store to the user. Processing control unit 110 A then sends the generated display image data to display unit 170 and the generated output sound data to sound output unit 160 . As a result, an assortment of foods (to which a food code (a combination of the major category LC _bc and the minor category SC _bc,d , which will be described later) is assigned) at the designated store is used by the display unit 170 and the sound output unit 160. presented to the person.

When the user receives from the input unit 130 the designation of the food code that the user desires to be preferentially included in today's lunch menu from the food product lineup at the designated store presented in this way, the processing control unit 110A , to identify the designated food code as the priority designated food code. Then, processing control unit 110A uses wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the specified priority food code to health promotion support device 300A. Subsequently, upon receiving the end of designation of the designated priority foods from the input unit 130, the processing control unit 110A uses the wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the designation of the designation of the designated priority foods to the health promotion support device 300A. Hereinafter, the "designated priority food code" and "the fact that the designation of the designated priority food has been completed" shall be collectively referred to as "designated priority food information".

In some cases, the priority designated food information does not include any priority designated food code.

Further, when the processing control unit 110A receives the recommended menu information transmitted from the health promotion support device 300A via the wireless communication unit 180, the processing control unit 110A generates display image data and output sound for presenting the recommended menu information to the user. Generate data. Processing control unit 110 A then sends the generated display image data to display unit 170 and the generated output sound data to sound output unit 160 . As a result, the recommended menu for today's lunch is presented to the user by the display unit 170 and the sound output unit 160 .

Further, when the processing control unit 110A receives the information on the food actually ingested in the lunch eating out on the day sent from the input unit 130 and the amount of the food ingested, the processing control unit 110A converts the information into the actual ingested food information. 180 is used to transmit to the health promotion support device 300A.

In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the food actually ingested is mainly the food purchased at the designated store, that is, the food whose individual nutritional components can be ascertained based on the information on the product lineup of the designated store. If the actual food intake includes a food that cannot be ascertained based on the product lineup information of the designated store, the user will be able to specify and input the recommended amount of nutrient intake from the food. ing.

Further, when processing control unit 110A receives the weekly nutritional intake information transmitted from health promotion support device 300A via wireless communication unit 180, processing control unit 110A displays a display image for presenting the weekly nutritional intake information to the user. Generate data and output sound data. The weekly intake nutritional component information includes a weekly recommended nutritional component WN _p and a weekly actual nutritional component CN _p , which will be described later.

Subsequently, processing control unit 110 A sends the generated display image data to display unit 170 and the generated output sound data to sound output unit 160 . As a result, the user is presented with the recommended values and the actual values of the weekly nutritional components related to eating out for lunch in the most recent week.

The communication data that the processing control unit 110A transmits to the health promotion support device 300A includes the user ID of the user using the portable communication device _100Aj .

<<Configuration of Product Assortment Management Device 200A>>
The assortment management device 200A includes a processing control unit 210A, a storage unit 220, and an external communication unit 230, as shown in FIG.

The processing control unit 210A described above comprehensively controls the product assortment management device 200A. This processing control unit 210A will be described later.

The storage unit 220 described above includes a storage device such as a fixed disk device. Various information data used in the assortment management device 200A is recorded in the storage unit 220 . Such information data includes assortment management information GMI. The storage unit 220 is accessible by the processing control unit 210A.

Details of the assortment management information GMI will be described later.

The external communication unit 230 described above communicates with the health promotion support device 300A and the store management device 400 _jk via the network 500 under the control of the processing control unit 210A. That is, by using the external communication unit 230, the processing control unit 210A can communicate with the health promotion support device 300A and the store management device _400jk .

Next, the processing control unit 210A will be described. The processing control unit 210A comprises a CPU and its peripheral circuits. Various functions of the assortment management device 200A are realized by the processing control unit 210A executing various programs.

The processing control unit 210A receives, via the external communication unit 230, the inventory information in the store SHP _jk transmitted from the store management device 400 _jk . Then, the processing control unit 210A updates the assortment management information GMI based on the received inventory information.

Also, the processing control unit 210A receives, via the external communication unit 230, a product lineup information request transmitted from the health promotion support device 300A. Here, the product lineup information request includes the current position of the portable communication device 100A _j .

When the product lineup information request is received, the processing control unit 210A refers to the product lineup management information GMI based on the current position included in the product lineup information request, and stores the area around the current position of the portable communication device 100A _j . Extract stores SHP _jk existing in RG _j . Subsequently, the processing control unit 210A uses the external communication unit 230 to transmit the product lineup information and the position of the extracted store SHP _jk to the health promotion support device 300A as peripheral store product lineup information.

Communication data transmitted from the product assortment management device 200A to the health promotion support device 300A includes the user ID of the corresponding user.

(Assortment management information GMI)
Here, the above-mentioned assortment management information GMI will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 4, the product lineup management information GMI registers the store location SPS _a and the product lineup information in association with the store identifier SID _a (a=1, 2, . . . ). Here, the product lineup information is specified by a combination of major category LC _bc (b=1, 2, . . ; c=1, 2, . . . ) and minor category SC _bc,d (d=1, 2, . A nutritional component NC _bc,d , an appearance image IM _bc,d, and an inventory quantity N _bc,d are registered in association with each food item.

Examples of the large classification LC _bc include "lunch box", "rice ball", "bread", and "side dish". Examples of the minor category SC _bc,d include "salmon", "hamburger steak", "pork cutlet", etc. when the major category LC _bc is "lunch box".

<<Configuration of Health Promotion Support Device 300A>>
The health promotion support device 300A includes a processing control unit 310A, a storage unit 320, and an external communication unit 330, as shown in FIG.

The processing control unit 310A described above performs overall control of the health promotion support device 300A. The processing control unit 310A includes a CPU and its peripheral circuits, and executes various programs to perform health promotion support processing for realizing the functions of the health promotion support device 300A. there is

The details of the health promotion support process executed by the process control unit 310A will be described later.

The storage unit 320 described above includes a storage device such as a fixed disk device. Various information data used in the health promotion support device 300A are recorded in the storage unit 320 . Such information data includes recommended nutritional component related information NRI. The storage unit 320 is accessible by the processing control unit 310A.

The details of the recommended nutritional component related information NRI will be described later.

The external communication unit 330 described above communicates with the portable communication device 100A _j and the product assortment management device 200A via the network 500 under the control of the processing control unit 310A. That is, by using the external communication unit 330, the processing control unit 310A can communicate with the portable communication device _100Aj and the inventory management device 200A.

The communication data that the processing control unit 310A transmits to the assortment management device 200A includes the user ID of the corresponding user.

(Recommended nutritional information NRI)
Here, the above-mentioned recommended nutritional component related information NRI will be explained. As shown in FIG. 6, the recommended nutritional component related information NRI includes user-specific information and common information.

The user-specific information includes information of user ID #p (p=1, 2, . . . ). The information of this user ID _#p ( _p =1, 2, _. AN _p ”) and the average number of days of eating out for lunch AD _p per week. The information of the user ID #p includes the planned number of days to eat out for lunch this week ND _p , the recommended weekly nutritional components WN _p , the actual weekly nutritional components CN _p , and the remaining days of the weekly lunch eating out RD _p (hereinafter referred to as “remaining number of days RD _p ”).

Here, the physical information BI _p includes the age, weight, and sex of the user with the user ID #p as essential items. In addition, the physical information _BIp can include the type of the user's medical history, the results of a physical examination, and the like. Such body information BI _p is provided from the portable communication device 100A _j used by the user as one of the initial information in accordance with the user's designation.

The weekly nutritional component _RNp is a measure of the required nutritional component amount for one week, which is determined corresponding to the contents of the physical information _BIp . Such weekly nutritional component _RNp is calculated by the processing control unit 310A based on the contents of the physical information _BIp .

"One week" refers to seven days starting from a day of the week determined by the user's lifestyle (for example, seven days starting from Sunday). "Nutritional component" includes energy (so-called "calorie"), protein, lipid, carbohydrate, salt equivalent, and the like.

The nutrient component AN _p is the average value of the amount of nutrient component ingested through meals other than eating out for lunch in one week. Such a nutrient component _ANp is provided from the portable communication device _100Aj used by the user as another piece of initial information according to the user's designation.

The average number of days of eating out for lunch AD _p per week is a measure of the average value of the number of days on which the user eats out for lunch in one week, which is determined from the user's lifestyle habits. The average weekly number of days AD _p for eating out for lunch is provided from the portable communication device 100A _j used by the user as another piece of initial information in accordance with the user's designation.

The planned number of days to eat out for lunch this week ND _p is the number of days to eat out for lunch in the next one week, and is determined by the number of holidays in the one week. The planned number of days ND _p to eat out for lunch this week is provided from the portable communication device 100A _j used by the user as first-of-the-week information in accordance with the user's designation.

The weekly recommended nutritional component WN _p is the amount of nutritional component that the user is recommended to take in one week including the day on which the user eats out for lunch. The weekly recommended nutritional component WN _p is calculated by the processing control unit 310A based on the weekly nutritional component RN _p , the average weekly number of days AD _p to eat out for lunch, and the planned number of days ND _p to eat out for lunch this week.

The weekly actual nutritional component CN _p is the cumulative amount of nutritional components actually ingested by the user in one week including the day of eating out for lunch. The actual weekly nutritional component CN _p is calculated by the processing control unit 310A based on the information on the food actually ingested in the lunch eating out on the day, which is transmitted from the portable communication device 100A _j used by the user. It has become so.

The remaining number of days RD _p is the remaining number of days for which lunch is to be taken out in one week including the day on which the lunch is to be taken out. The number of remaining days RD _p is calculated by the processing control unit 310A.

The above common information includes a weekly nutritional component calculation formula #q (q=1, 2, . . . ) prepared in advance. The reason why a plurality of calculation formulas are prepared in this way is to select a calculation formula for calculating an appropriate weekly nutritional component _RNp according to the contents of the physical information _BIp . Although not shown, the common information further includes correspondence information between the content pattern of the physical information _BIp and the calculation formula to be selected.

<Action>
Next, the operation of the health promotion support system 600A configured as described above will be described mainly focusing on the health promotion support process executed by the processing control unit 310A of the health promotion support device 300A. Here, the health promotion support processing includes initial information registration processing for each user, registration processing of first-of-week information, and daily processing. The processing control unit 310A executes these processes in parallel.

In the following description, it is assumed that the user with user ID _#p uses the portable communication device 100j.

《Initial information registration processing》
First, the initial information registration process executed by the process control unit 310A will be described.

In the initial information registration process, as shown in FIG. 7, first, in step S11, the processing control unit 310A determines whether physical information BI _p has been received. If the result of determination in step S11 is negative (step S11: N), the process proceeds to step S13, which will be described later.

If the result of determination in step S11 is affirmative (step S11: Y), the process proceeds to step S12. In this step S12, the processing control unit 310A first updates the registration contents of the physical information _BIp in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI in the storage unit 320 to the newly received physical information _BIp .

Subsequently, the processing control unit 310A calculates the weekly nutritional component _RNp . When calculating the weekly nutritional component RN _p , the processing control unit 310A first refers to the above-described corresponding information in the common information in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI based on the registered contents of the physical information BI _p , and calculates the weekly nutritional component. A calculation formula for calculating the component RN _p is specified. Subsequently, processing control unit 310A calculates a new weekly nutritional ingredient _RNp using the specified calculation formula based on the content registered in physical information _BIp .

When the new weekly nutritional component RN _p is calculated in this way, the processing control unit 310A stores the registered contents of the weekly nutritional component RN _p in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI in the storage unit 320 as the new weekly nutritional component RN _p . Update. Then, the process proceeds to step S13.

In step S13, the processing control unit 310A determines whether or not the nutrient component _ANp has been received. If the result of determination in step S13 is negative (step S13: N), the process proceeds to step S15, which will be described later.

If the result of determination in step S13 is affirmative (step S13: Y), the process proceeds to step S14. In this step S14, the processing control unit 310A updates the registered content of the nutritional component AN _p in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI in the storage unit 320 to the newly received nutritional component AN _p . Then, the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the processing control unit 310A determines whether or not the average weekly number of days AD _p for eating out for lunch has been received. If the result of determination in step S15 is negative (step S15: N), the process returns to step S11.

If the result of determination in step S15 is affirmative (step S15: Y), the process proceeds to step S16. In this step S16, the processing control unit 310A updates the registered contents of the average weekly number of days AD _p to eat out for lunch in the recommended nutritional component-related information NRI in the storage unit 320 to the newly received average number of days AD _p to eat out for lunch. Then, the process returns to step S11.

After that, the processing of steps S11 to S16 is repeated. As a result, every time the physical information BI _p , the nutritional component AN _p , or the average weekly number of days AD _p for eating out for lunch is received, initial information registration processing, which is a prerequisite for the weekly processing described later, is performed.

《Registration processing of the first information of the week》
Next, the registration processing of the first-of-week information executed by the processing control unit 310A will be described. Note that, in the first embodiment, the processing for registering the first-of-week information is normally executed in a state where the registration content of the remaining days _RDp in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI in the storage unit 320 is "0".

As shown in FIG. 8, when registering the first-of-week information, first, in step S21, the processing control unit 310A determines whether or not the planned number of days to eat out for lunch ND _p this week has been received. If the result of determination in step S21 is negative (step S21: N), the process of step S21 is repeated.

When the planned number of days ND _p for eating out for lunch this week is received and the result of determination in step S21 becomes affirmative (step S21: Y), the process proceeds to step S22. In this step S22, the processing control unit 310A updates the registered content of the planned number of days ND _p to eat out for lunch this week in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI in the storage unit 320 to the newly received planned number of days ND _p to eat out for lunch this week.

Next, in step S23, the processing control unit 310A first calculates the above-mentioned weekly nutritional component RN _p , nutritional component AN _p , average weekly number of lunch eating out days AD _p and scheduled number of lunch eating out days this week registered in the storage unit 320 . Based on ND _p , weekly recommended nutritional ingredients WN _p are calculated by the following formula (1).
WN _p = ((RN _p -AN _p )/AD _p )·ND _p (1)

Subsequently, the processing control unit 310A updates the registration contents of the weekly recommended nutrient component _WNp in the recommended nutrient component related information NRI in the storage unit 320 to the newly calculated weekly recommended nutrient component _WNp .

Next, in step S24, the processing control unit 310A clears the registration contents of the weekly performance nutritional component CN _p in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI in the storage unit 320 to "0". Subsequently, in step S25, the processing control unit 310A initializes the registered content of the remaining days RD _p in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI in the storage unit 320 to the newly received scheduled lunch eating out days ND _p this week.

After that, the process returns to step S21. Then, the processes of steps S21 to S25 described above are repeated. As a result, every time a new planned number of days to eat out for lunch this week ND _p is received, the start-of-week information registration process is executed.

《Daily Processing》
Next, the daily processing executed by the processing control unit 310A will be described.

In daily processing, as shown in FIG. 9, first, in step S31, the processing control unit 310A determines whether or not a request to start the menu preparation processing has been received. If the result of determination in step S31 is negative, the process of step S31 is repeated.

When the menu preparation process start request is received and the result of determination in step S31 becomes affirmative (step S31: Y), the process proceeds to step S32. In this step S32, the process control unit 310A generates an assortment information request designating the current position information included in the newly received menu creation process start request. Then, the processing control unit 310A transmits the generated assortment information request to the assortment management device 200A.

When receiving the product assortment information request, as described above, the assortment management device 200A refers to the assortment management information GMI based on the current position included in the product assortment information request. Stores existing in the surrounding area RG are extracted. Then, the assortment management device 200A transmits the extracted assortment information and position in the store to the health promotion support device 300A as the peripheral store assortment information.

When the process of step S32 described above is completed, the process proceeds to step S33. In this step S33, the processing control unit 310A determines whether or not peripheral store product lineup information has been received. If the result of determination in step S33 is negative (step S33: N), the process of step S33 is repeated.

When the peripheral store product lineup information is received and the result of determination in step S33 is affirmative (step S33: Y), the process proceeds to step S34. In this step S34, the processing control unit 310A stores the received peripheral store product lineup information in the storage unit 320, and then prepares a menu using the peripheral store locations included in the peripheral store product lineup information as peripheral store location information. It is transmitted to the portable communication device 100A _j that transmitted the process start request.

As described above, the portable communication device _100Aj that has received the nearby store location information generates store designation information for specifying the store selected by the user who referred to the presentation result of the nearby store location information. Then, the portable communication device 100A _j transmits the generated shop designation information to the health promotion support device 300A.

When the process of step S34 described above is completed, the process proceeds to step S35. In this step S35, the processing control unit 310A determines whether or not the store designation information has been received. If the result of determination in step S35 is negative (step S35: N), the process of step S35 is repeated.

When the store designation information is received and the result of determination in step S35 is affirmative (step S35: Y), the process proceeds to step S36. In this step S36, after the processing control unit 310A identifies the information on the product lineup of the designated store indicated by the received store designation information, the information on the product lineup of the specified designated store is used as the information on the product lineup of the designated store, It is transmitted to the portable communication device 100A _j that transmitted the store designation information.

As described above, the portable communication device 100A _j that has received the designated store product lineup information presents the user with the designated store product lineup included in the designated store location information. Then, when the user designates the food that the user wishes to include in the menu of today's lunch preferentially from the assortment of foods at the designated store presented, the food code of the designated food is identified as a priority designated food code. Then, when the designation of the priority food is completed, the portable communication device 100A _j transmits the priority food information including the specified priority food code to the health promotion support device 300A.

As described above, the priority food information may not include any priority food code.

After the process of step S36 is completed, the process proceeds to step S37. In this step S37, the processing control unit 310A executes today's recommended menu creation processing. The details of the recommended menu creation process will be described later.

Next, in step S38, the processing control unit 310A performs post-meal update processing regarding today's lunch outing. The details of the post-meal update process will be described later.

After the process of step S38 is completed, the process returns to step S31. After that, the processing of steps S31 to S38 is repeated.

(Recommended menu creation process in step S37)
Next, the recommended menu creation process in step S37 will be described.

In the recommended menu preparation process, as shown in FIG. 10, first, in step S41, the process control unit 310A determines whether or not priority designated food information has been received. If the result of determination in step S41 is negative (step S41: N), the process of step S41 is repeated.

When the priority designated food information is received and the result of determination in step S41 becomes affirmative (step S41: Y), the process proceeds to step S42. In this step S42, the processing control unit 310A creates a recommended lunch menu for today's dining out.

When creating such a recommended menu, the processing control unit 310A first converts the reference values TN _p of the nutritional components recommended for eating out for lunch today into the weekly recommended nutritional components WN registered in the storage unit 320. It is calculated by the following formula (2) based on _p , the actual weekly nutritional component CN _p , and the number of remaining days RD _p .
_TNp =( _WNp - _CNp )/ _RDp (2)

Next, the processing control unit 310A identifies the nutrient component of the priority designated food (if there are multiple priority designated foods, the total of the nutrient components of the plurality of priority designated foods) _PNp . Subsequently, the processing control unit 310A compares the nutrient component PN _p of the identified priority designated food with the calculated reference value TN _p , and determines the individual nutrition that is significantly greater than the reference value TN _p in the nutrient component PN _p . Perform nutritional component determination to determine whether or not there is a component. In the first embodiment, the processing control unit 310A determines in advance the individual nutrient component in the nutrient component PN _p corresponding to the individual nutrient component in the reference value TN _p when determining the nutrient component. It is determined whether or not there is an excess individual nutrient component that is more than twice the prescribed value.

If the result of the nutritional component determination is negative, the processing control unit 310A selects the food containing the priority designated food and supplementing the individual nutritional components that are insufficient in the nutritional components PN _p in the above step. Selection is made by referring to information on the product lineup of the specified store specified in S36. The processing control unit 310A then creates a recommended menu consisting of the priority designated foods and the selected foods.

On the other hand, if the result of the nutritional component determination is positive, the processing control unit 310A identifies the food that is the main cause of the excessive individual nutritional components. Subsequently, the processing control unit 310A obtains a modified priority designated food by excluding the specified food from the priority designated food, and selects the food for supplementing the individual nutritional components that are insufficient in the modified priority designated food. Select by referring to the information on the product lineup of the specified store. The processing control unit 310A then creates a recommended menu consisting of the modified priority designated foods and the selected foods.

Next, in step S43, the processing control unit 310A generates recommended menu information including the created recommended menu, and transmits the generated recommended menu information to the portable communication device 100A _j that transmitted the priority designated food information. . When the transmission of the recommended menu information is finished, the recommended menu preparation process of step S37 is finished. Then, the process proceeds to step S38 in FIG. 9 described above.

In addition, when the recommended menu information is received, the portable communication device 100A _j presents the recommended menu to the user as described above.

(Post-meal update process in step S38)
Next, the post-meal update process in step S38 will be described.

It should be noted that, as described above, in the portable communication device 100A _j , when the user designates the food that was actually ingested in the lunch eating out on the day, the information of the food is used as the actual ingested food information. 300A.

In the post-meal update process, as shown in FIG. 11, first, in step S51, the process control unit 310A determines whether or not the actually ingested food information has been received. If the result of determination in step S51 is negative (step S51: N), the process of step S51 is repeated.

When the actually ingested food information is received and the result of determination in step S51 is affirmative (step S51: Y), the process proceeds to step S52. In this step S52, the processing control unit 310A updates the weekly actual nutritional component _CNp and the remaining number of days _RDp in the storage unit 320. FIG.

Upon such update, the processing control unit 310 first calculates the total amount _DANp of the nutrient components of the received actual food intake information while referring to the product lineup of the designated store. Subsequently, the processing control unit 310 calculates and stores a new weekly actual nutritional component CN _p according to the following equation (3) based on the calculated total amount DAN _p and the weekly actual nutritional component CN _p in the storage unit 320. The weekly actual nutritional composition CN _p in the unit 320 is updated to the new calculated weekly actual nutritional composition CN _p .
_CNp ← _CNp + _DANp (3)

Next, the processing control unit 310 subtracts "1" from the remaining number of days _RDp in the storage unit 320 to calculate a new remaining number of days _RDp . Then, the processing control unit 310 updates the remaining days RD _p in the storage unit 320 to the calculated new remaining days RD _p .

Next, in step S53, the processing control unit 310 determines whether or not the remaining number of days _RDp registered in the storage unit 320 is "0". If the result of determination in step S53 is negative (step S53: N), the post-meal update process in step S38 ends. Then, the process returns to step S31 in FIG. 9 described above.

On the other hand, if the result of determination in step S53 is affirmative (step S53: Y), the process proceeds to step S54. In this step S54, the processing control unit 310A generates weekly nutritional component information including the weekly actual nutritional component _CNp and the weekly recommended nutritional component _WNp registered in the storage unit 320. FIG. Then, the processing control unit 310A transmits the generated weekly nutritional component information to the portable communication device 100A _j that transmitted the actual intake food information.

When the process of step S54 ends in this way, the post-meal update process of step S38 ends. Then, the process returns to step S31 in FIG. 9 described above.

When receiving the weekly nutritional component information, the portable communication device 100A _j presents the weekly nutritional component information to the user.

Note that FIG. 12 shows, during daily processing in the health promotion support device 300A, between the health promotion support device 300A and the portable communication device 100A _j , and between the health promotion support device 300A and the product lineup management device 200A. A sequence of information data passed between is shown.

As described above, in the health promotion support system 600A of the first embodiment, the processing control unit 310A of the health promotion support device 300A specifies the current position from the portable communication device 100A _j via the external communication unit 330. When the menu creation processing start request is received, the external communication unit 330 is used to transmit the surrounding store product lineup information, which is the product lineup information of stores around the current position of the portable communication device 100A _j , to the product lineup management device. 200A. Then, the processing control unit 310A acquires registered contents in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI, which is information related to the nutritional components that the user is recommended to take in lunch on the day, stored in the storage unit 320, and acquires Recommended menu information is generated based on the obtained peripheral store product lineup information. Then, the processing control unit 310A transmits the generated recommended menu information to the portable communication device 100A _j . As a result, the recommended menu for lunch on the day is presented to the user by the sound output unit 160 and the display unit 170 of the portable communication device 100A _j .

Therefore, according to the health promotion support system 600A of the first embodiment, the user is provided with a lunch menu that is suitable for health promotion and is made up of foods that can be purchased at stores around the user's current location. can be presented.

In addition, in the health promotion support system 600A, the portable communication device 100A _j transmits the food eaten out for lunch by the user who referred to the recommended menu information to the health promotion support device 300A. In addition, the recommended nutritional component related information NRI includes weekly recommended nutritional components WN _p determined according to the number of scheduled days ND _p of eating out for lunch in the week including the current day. Then, the processing control unit 310A subtracts the weekly actual nutritional component _CNp , which is the nutritional component amount of the food eaten during lunch out by the day before the day of the week, from the weekly recommended nutritional component _WNp . Based on this, the guideline value TN _p of the nutritional component that is recommended to be ingested during lunch out on the day is calculated. For this reason, during the week, which is the basic period of the lifestyle rhythm, when the average weekly nutritional component RN _p can be easily and relatively accurately determined, lunch on working days, etc. should be made from foods sold at convenience stores. Even when relying on it, it is possible to appropriately adjust the amount of nutrient intake from the lunch.

In addition, the health promotion support device 300A transmits the weekly recommended nutritional component WN _p and the total nutritional component actually ingested during lunch out for one week to the portable communication device 100A _j . Therefore, it is possible for the user to quantitatively grasp the nutritional components that the user has taken excessively and the nutritional components that have been deficient in the last week.

In addition, the physical information BI _p of the recommended nutritional component-related information NRI in the health promotion support device 300A includes the user's age, weight, and gender as essential elements, and includes the type of pre-existing disease, the results of a medical checkup, and the like. be able to. Therefore, a recommended menu for lunch on the day can be created according to the user's physical attributes.

In addition, the portable communication device 100A _j transmits the information of the store designated by the user to the health promotion support device 300A, and the health promotion support device 300A detects the foods sold at the designated store. , to generate recommended menu information. For this reason, the stores for procuring the food for lunch this time are limited, which improves convenience for the user.

In addition, the portable communication device 100A _j transmits the information on the candidate food for eating out designated by the user to the health promotion support device 300A. Then, the health promotion support device 300A creates a recommended menu by giving priority to the designated food-service food candidate. In this case, it is possible to create a recommended menu capable of complementing nutritional components that cannot be taken in by food candidates for eating out while respecting the user's preference for food on the day.

Also, the health promotion support device 300A transmits the designated store product lineup information to the portable communication device 100A _j . The designation of the restaurant food candidate is performed by the user referring to the designated store product lineup information. Therefore, the user can specify the restaurant food candidate without actually going to the store.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 13 to 18. FIG.

<Configuration>
FIG. 13 shows a schematic configuration of a health promotion support system 600B according to the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 13, the health promotion support system 600B includes portable communication devices 100B ₁ , 100B ₂ , . . . , an inventory management device 200B, and a health promotion support device 300B. The portable communication device 100B _j (j=1, 2, .

In the second embodiment, the portable communication device 100B _j performs an operation for health promotion support in the visited store (visited store) SHP _j .

<<Configuration of Portable Communication Device _100Bj >>
As shown in FIG. 14, the portable communication device 100B _j described above is different from the portable communication device 100A _j described above in that it further includes a photographing unit 150 and a processing control unit instead of the processing control unit 110A. 110B is provided. The following description will focus mainly on these differences.

The photographing unit 150 described above performs photographing under the control of the processing control unit 110B. Images captured by the imaging unit 150 are sent to the processing control unit 110B.

The processing control unit 110B described above comprises a central processing unit (CPU) and its peripheral circuits. Various functions of the portable communication device 100B are realized by the processing control unit 110A executing various programs.

When the processing control unit 110B receives the initial setting information sent from the input unit 130, similarly to the processing control unit 110A, the processing control unit 110B transmits the initial setting information to the health promotion support device 300B using the wireless communication unit 180. Send. Further, similarly to the processing control unit 110A, when the processing control unit 110B receives the beginning of the week information sent from the input unit 130, the processing control unit 110B uses the wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the beginning of the week information to the health promotion support device. 300B. Further, when the processing control unit 110B receives a menu creation processing start command sent from the input unit 130, as in the case of the processing control unit 110A, the processing control unit 110B generates a menu creation processing start request designating the current position. A request to start the menu creation process is transmitted to the health promotion support device 300B using the wireless communication unit 180. FIG.

In addition, the processing control unit 110B, in accordance with instructions from the user at the visited store, stores a bar code or the like representing the food code of the food that the user desires to be preferentially included in today's lunch menu. The photographing unit 150 is caused to photograph. When receiving an image including a bar code or the like photographed in this way, the processing control unit 110B analyzes the image and uses the wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the food code represented by the bar code or the like, that is, the priority designated food code. and transmit it to the health promotion support device 300B. Subsequently, when receiving the end of designation of the priority designated food from the input unit 130, the processing control unit 110B uses the wireless communication unit 180 to notify the end of the designation of the priority designated food by using the wireless communication unit 180 as in the case of the processing control unit 110A. It is transmitted to health promotion support device 300B.

Further, when the processing control unit 110B receives the recommended menu information transmitted from the health promotion support device 300B via the wireless communication unit 180, the processing control unit 110B presents the recommended menu to the user in the same manner as the processing control unit 110A. Let Further, when the processing control unit 110B receives the information about the food actually ingested during lunch eating out on the day sent from the input unit 130 and the intake amount of the food, the processing control unit 110B outputs the information as in the case of the processing control unit 110A. , is transmitted to the health promotion support device 300B using the wireless communication unit 180 as actually ingested food information. Further, when the processing control unit 110B receives the weekly nutritional intake information transmitted from the health promotion support device 300B via the wireless communication unit 180, the processing control unit 110B transmits the weekly nutritional intake in the same manner as the processing control unit 110A. be presented to the user.

<<Configuration of Product Assortment Management Device 200B>>
As shown in FIG. 15, the assortment management device 200B described above differs from the assortment management device 200A described above in that it includes a processing control unit 210B instead of the processing control unit 210A. The following description will focus mainly on these differences.

The processing control unit 210B is configured with a CPU and its peripheral circuits. Various functions of the assortment management device 200B are realized by the processing control unit 210B executing various programs.

The processing control unit 210B receives, via the external communication unit 230, the inventory information in the store _SHPj transmitted from the store management device _400j . Then, the processing control unit 210B, like the processing control unit 110A, updates the assortment management information GMI based on the received inventory information.

Also, the processing control unit 210B receives, via the external communication unit 230, a product assortment information request transmitted from the health promotion support device 300B. The processing control unit 210B extracts the store _j corresponding to the current position of the portable communication device 100B _j by referring to the product lineup management information GMI based on the current position included in the product lineup information request. Subsequently, the processing control unit 210B uses the external communication unit 230 to transmit the extracted product lineup information at the store SHP _j as the visited store product lineup information to the health promotion support device 300B.

<<Configuration of Health Promotion Support Device 300B>>
As shown in FIG. 16, the health promotion support device 300B differs from the health promotion support device 300A described above in that it includes a processing control unit 310B instead of the processing control unit 310A. The following description will focus mainly on these differences.

The processing control unit 310B is configured with a CPU and its peripheral circuits. Various functions of the health promotion support device 300B are realized by the processing control unit 310B executing various programs.

Details of the health promotion support process executed by the process control unit 310B will be described later.

<Action>
Next, the operation of the health promotion support system 600B configured as described above will be described, mainly focusing on the health promotion support process executed by the processing control unit 310B of the health promotion support device 300B. Here, as in the first embodiment, the health promotion support processing includes initial information registration processing, start-of-week information registration processing, and daily processing for each user. The processing control unit 310B executes these processes in parallel.

《Initial information registration processing》
When registering the initial information, the processing control unit 310B executes the same processing as the processing control unit 310A. That is, in the initial information registration process, the process control unit 310B executes the processes of steps S11 to S16 in FIG. 7 described above.

《Registration processing of the first information of the week》
When registering the first-of-week information, the processing control unit 310B executes the same processing as the processing control unit 310A. That is, in the initial information registration process, the process control unit 310B executes the processes of steps S21 to S25 in FIG. 8 described above.

《Daily Processing》
Next, the registration processing of the first-of-week information executed by the processing control unit 310B will be described.

In daily processing, as shown in FIG. 17, first, in step S61, the processing control unit 310B determines whether or not a request to start the menu preparation processing has been received. If the result of determination in step S61 is negative (step S61: N), the process of step S61 is repeated.

When the menu preparation process start request is received and the result of determination in step S61 becomes affirmative (step S61: Y), the process proceeds to step S62. In this step S62, the process control unit 310B generates an assortment information request designating the current position information included in the newly received menu creation process start request. Then, the processing control unit 310B transmits the generated assortment information request to the assortment management device 200B.

When receiving the product assortment information request, as described above, the assortment management device 200B refers to the assortment management information GMI based on the current position included in the product assortment information request, and moves to the current position. Identify the corresponding store (visited store). Then, the product lineup management device 200B transmits the product lineup information at the specified store to the health promotion support device 300B as the visited store product lineup information.

When the process of step S62 described above is completed, the process proceeds to step S63. In this step S63, the processing control unit 310B determines whether or not the visited store product lineup information has been received. If the result of determination in step S63 is negative (step S63: N), the process of step S63 is repeated.

When the visited store product lineup information is received and the determination result in step S63 is affirmative (step S63: Y), the process proceeds to step S64B. In this step S64B, the processing control unit 310B performs the same processing as in step S37 in FIG. 10) is executed.

Note that the priority designation food information for determining whether or not the process control unit 310B has received it during the recommended menu creation process in step S64B includes the priority designation food information specified by the result of image analysis (decoding) such as a barcode, as described above. Food codes for designated foods are included.

Next, in step S65, the processing control unit 310B performs the same processing as in step S38 in FIG. 9 to perform the post-meal update processing for today's lunch eating out. After the process of step S65 is completed, the process returns to step S61. After that, the processing of steps S61 to S65 is repeated.

Note that FIG. 18 shows, during daily processing in the health promotion support device 300B, between the health promotion support device 300B and the portable communication device 100B _j , and between the health promotion support device 300B and the inventory management device 200B. A sequence of information data passed between is shown.

As described above, in the health promotion support system 600B of the second embodiment, the processing control unit 310B of the health promotion support device 300B specifies the current position from the portable communication device 100B _j via the external communication unit 330. When the support request is received, the external communication unit 330 is used to obtain the visited store products, which is the product lineup information of the stores (in the second embodiment, the visited store) in the vicinity of the current position of the portable communication device 100B _j . Assortment information is acquired from assortment management device 200B. Then, the processing control unit 310B acquires the registered contents in the recommended nutritional component related information NRI, which is information related to the nutritional components that the user is recommended to take in the lunch of the day, stored in the storage unit 320, and acquires them. The recommended menu information is generated based on the visited store product lineup information. Then, the processing control unit 310B transmits the generated recommended menu information to the portable communication device 100B _j . As a result, the recommended menu for lunch on the day is presented to the user by the sound output unit 160 and the display unit 170 of the portable communication device _100Bj .

Therefore, according to the health promotion support system 600B of the second embodiment, the user is provided with a lunch menu that is suitable for health promotion and is made up of foods that can be purchased at stores around the user's current location. can be presented.

In addition, in the health promotion support system 600B, the portable communication device _100Bj transmits the food eaten out for lunch by the user who referred to the recommended menu information to the health promotion support device 300B. In addition, the recommended nutritional component related information NRI includes weekly recommended nutritional components WN _p determined according to the number of scheduled days ND _p of eating out for lunch in the week including the current day. Then, the processing control unit 310B subtracts the weekly actual nutritional component _CNp , which is the nutritional component amount of the food eaten during lunch out by the day before the current day, from the weekly recommended nutritional component _WNp to obtain the difference nutritional component. Based on this, the guideline value TN _p of the nutritional component that is recommended to be ingested during lunch out on the day is calculated. For this reason, during the week, which is the basic period of the lifestyle rhythm, when the average weekly nutritional component RN _p can be easily and relatively accurately determined, lunch on working days, etc. should be made from foods sold at convenience stores. Even when relying on it, it is possible to appropriately adjust the amount of nutrient intake from the lunch.

In addition, the health promotion support device 300B transmits the weekly recommended nutritional component WN _p and the total nutritional component actually ingested during lunch out for one week to the portable communication device 100B _j . Therefore, it is possible for the user to quantitatively grasp the nutritional components that the user has taken excessively and the nutritional components that have been deficient in the last week.

In addition, the physical information _BIp of the recommended nutritional component-related information NRI in the health promotion support device 300B includes the user's age, weight, and gender as essential elements, and includes the type of pre-existing disease, the results of the medical examination, etc. be able to. Therefore, a recommended menu for lunch on the day can be created according to the user's physical attributes.

In addition, the portable communication device _100Bj performs image analysis after photographing the barcode or the like attached to the restaurant food candidate according to the user's instruction, and specifies the food code of the restaurant food candidate. Subsequently, the portable communication device 100B _j transmits the information on the food candidate including the specified food code to the health promotion support device 300B. Then, the health promotion support device 300B creates a recommended menu by prioritizing the specified candidate for eating out food. In this case, it is possible to create a recommended menu capable of complementing nutritional components that cannot be taken in by food candidates for eating out while respecting the user's preference for food on the day.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 19 to 23. FIG.

<Configuration>
FIG. 19 shows a schematic configuration of a health promotion support system 600C according to the third embodiment. As shown in FIG. 19, the health promotion support system 600C has portable communication devices 100C ₁ , 100C ₂ , 100C ₁ , 100C ₂ , . and a health promotion support device 300C instead of the health promotion support device 300B. The following description focuses mainly on these differences.

<<Configuration of Portable Communication Device _100Cj >>
As shown in FIG. 20, the portable communication device _100Cj differs from the portable communication device _100Bj described above in that it includes a processing control unit 110C instead of the processing control unit 110B.

The processing control unit 110C described above comprises a central processing unit (CPU) and its peripheral circuits. Various functions of the portable communication device 100C _j are realized by the processing control unit 110C executing various programs.

The processing executed by the processing control unit 110C differs from the processing executed by the processing control unit 110B only in the processing related to the priority designated food information. When processing the priority designated food information, the processing control unit 110C, in accordance with the user's instruction, captures the appearance of the food that the user wishes to be preferentially included in today's lunch menu at the visited store. Shoot at 150. Upon receiving an image including an exterior image shot in this manner, the processing control unit 110C uses the wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the image as it is to the health promotion support device 300C. Subsequently, upon receiving the end of designation of the designated priority foods from the input unit 130, the processing control unit 110C uses the wireless communication unit 180 to transmit the designation of the designation of the designated priority foods to the health promotion support device 300C. In the third embodiment, the 'appearance image of the designated priority food' and the 'notice that the designation of the designated priority food has been completed' are collectively referred to as 'information of the designated priority food'.

<<Configuration of Health Promotion Support Device 300C>>
As shown in FIG. 21, the health promotion support device 300C differs from the health promotion support device 300B described above in that it includes a processing control unit 310C instead of the processing control unit 310B.

The processing control unit 310C is configured with a CPU and its peripheral circuits. Various functions of the health promotion support device 300C are realized by the processing control unit 310C executing various programs.

Details of the health promotion support process executed by the process control unit 310C will be described later.

<Action>
Next, the operation of the health promotion support system 600C configured as described above will be described mainly focusing on the health promotion support process executed by the processing control unit 310C of the health promotion support device 300C. Here, as in the case of the second embodiment, the health promotion support processing includes initial information registration processing, start-of-week information registration processing, and daily processing for each user.

It should be noted that the processing control unit 310C performs the same processing as the above-described processing control unit 310B when performing the initial information registration processing and the start-of-week information registration processing.

《Daily Processing》
Next, the registration processing of the first-of-week information executed by the processing control unit 310C will be described.

In the daily processing, the processing control unit 310C replaces the recommended menu creation processing of step S64B in the daily processing of FIG. The only difference is the execution of processing.

In the recommended menu creation process of step S64C, as shown in FIG. 22, first, in step S71, the process control unit 310C determines whether or not priority designated food information has been received. If the result of determination in step S71 is negative (step S71: N), the process of step S71 is repeated.

When the priority designated food information is received and the result of determination in step S71 is affirmative (step S71: Y), the process proceeds to step S72. In this step S72, the processing control unit 310C performs image analysis such as comparison between the image of the priority designated food included in the priority designated food information and the food image included in the designated store product lineup information, and the like. identify the food code of

Next, in steps S73 and S74, the same processing as in steps S42 and S43 in FIG. 10 described above is performed to create a recommended menu for eating out for lunch today (step S73). is sent to the portable communication device 100C _j that sent the priority designated food information using the external communication unit 330 (step S74). When the process of step S74 ends in this way, the process of step S64C ends.

As described above, according to the health promotion support system 600C of the third embodiment, the effects of the health promotion support system 600B described above can be obtained.

[Modification of Embodiment]
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications are possible.

For example, in the above-described first embodiment, it is assumed that the user who has been presented with the recommended menu visits a designated store and purchases food for lunch. On the other hand, if a home delivery service for the purchased product is available, the size of the surrounding area can be enlarged, the store can be designated, and the purchased food can be delivered.

In addition, in the first to third embodiments, it is assumed that lunch eating out is taken over the number of lunch eating out scheduled days of this week registered by the first-of-week information registration processing. On the other hand, if the scheduled number of days to eat out for lunch this week is changed due to absence from work, etc. after registration by the registration processing of the first-of-the-week information, the user notifies the health promotion support device of this fact from the portable communication device. Alternatively, the health promotion support device that receives the notification may change the registered contents of the weekly recommended nutritional components, the weekly actual nutritional components, and the remaining number of days according to the content of the notification.

In addition, in the above-described first to third embodiments, the store is a store that sells food, but it may be a store such as a family restaurant that provides food service.

As described above, the health promotion support system of the present invention can be applied to support the health promotion of individual users.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100A-100C... Portable communication apparatus 110A-110C... Processing control unit 120... Storage unit 130... Input unit 140... Position detection unit (position detection part)
150 … Shooting unit (shooting section)
160 ... sound output unit (a part of the presentation unit)
170 ... display output unit (a part of the presentation unit)
180 ... Wireless communication unit 200A, 200B ... Product lineup management device 210A, 210B ... Processing control unit 220 ... Storage unit 230 ... External communication unit 300A to 300C ... Health promotion support device 310A to 310C ... Processing control unit (part of acquisition unit , generator)
320 ... storage unit (storage section)
330 … External communication unit (part of acquisition unit)
400 … Store management device GMI … Product lineup management information NRI … Recommended nutritional component related information RG … Peripheral area SHP … Store

Claims (9)

a user-operated portable communication device;
A product lineup management device capable of managing product lineup information of foods sold or provided to users at multiple stores and communicating with the outside;
A health promotion support system comprising: a health promotion support device capable of communicating with the portable communication device and the product lineup management device;
The portable communication device,
a position detection unit that detects the current position;
a presentation unit that presents the recommended menu information received from the health promotion support device to the user;
The product lineup information includes location information of each of the plurality of stores, a plurality of foods sold or provided at each of the plurality of stores, and nutritional ingredients of the plurality of foods,
The health promotion support device includes:
a storage unit that stores information related to nutritional components that the user is recommended to take in the day's lunch;
an acquisition unit that acquires, from the product lineup management device, product lineup information of stores near the current position of the portable communication device when a support request specifying the current location is received from the portable communication device;
generating recommended menu information based on the recommended nutritional components calculated with reference to the related information and the acquired product lineup information, and transmitting the generated recommended menu information to the portable communication device; a generator for sending to ;
The portable communication device transmits, to the health promotion support device, the food that the user who referred to the recommended menu information ate out for lunch on the day,
The related information includes weekly recommended nutritional ingredients that are determined according to the number of planned lunch outing schedule days for lunch out in one week including the current day,
The generation unit calculates the recommended nutritional components based on the difference nutritional components obtained by subtracting the nutritional components of the foods eaten during lunch out by the day before the day in the one week from the recommended weekly nutritional components. Ru
A health promotion support system characterized by: 2. The generator according to claim 1, wherein said weekly recommended nutritional components and a total of nutritional components of foods actually ingested during lunch out for said one week are transmitted to said portable communication device. The health promotion support system described. 3. The health promotion support system according to claim 1 , wherein the relevant information includes age, weight and sex of the user. The portable communication device transmits information on the store specified by the user to the health promotion support device,
The generation unit generates the recommended menu information within the range of foods sold or provided at the specified store.
4. The health promotion support system according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , characterized by: The portable communication device transmits information on the candidate food for eating out designated by the user to the health promotion support device,
The generation unit generates the recommended menu information by giving priority to the specified dining-out food candidate.
The health promotion support system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , characterized in that: The generating unit transmits to the portable communication device product lineup information of stores in the vicinity of the current position acquired from the product lineup management device,
The designation of the restaurant food candidate is performed by the user who referred to the transmitted product lineup information,
6. The health promotion support system according to claim 5 , characterized by: 6. The health promotion support system according to claim 5 , wherein the designation of the restaurant food candidate is performed at a store visited by the user. The portable communication device further comprises an imaging unit,
The designation of the restaurant food candidate is performed based on the imaging result of the imaging unit,
8. The health promotion support system according to claim 7 , characterized by: A portable communication device operated by a user; A product lineup management device that manages product lineup information of foods sold or provided at a plurality of stores and can communicate with the outside; The portable communication device and the product A health promotion support method executed in a health promotion support system comprising: a health promotion support device capable of communicating with an alignment management device;
The health promotion support device includes a storage unit that stores information related to nutritional components that the user is recommended to take in lunch on the day,
The related information includes weekly recommended nutritional ingredients that are determined according to the number of planned lunch outing schedule days for lunch out in one week including the current day,
When a support request designating a current position is received from the portable communication device, the health promotion support device stores the product lineup information of stores near the current position of the portable communication device to the product lineup management device. an obtaining step obtaining from;
The health promotion support device recommends intake on the day based on the difference nutritional component obtained by subtracting the nutritional components of the food taken during lunch out by the day before the day in the one week from the recommended weekly nutritional component. a calculation step of calculating the nutrient content to be obtained;
The health promotion support device generates recommended menu information based on the acquired product lineup information and the nutritional components recommended to be taken on the day, and sends the generated recommended menu information to the user. generating for transmission to a portable communication device;
a transmitting step in which the portable communication device transmits to the health promotion support device the food eaten out for lunch by the user who referred to the recommended menu information on the day;
A health promotion support method characterized by:

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