JP7281331B2 - Information processing system and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system and program.

In Patent Document 1, when an individual ID is received from a store terminal, health information corresponding to the individual ID is extracted from a health information database, a standard value of nutrients that the customer should take is calculated, and an optimal recommended menu for the customer is displayed on the menu. A process for extracting from a database is disclosed.
In Patent Document 2, the actual intake is calculated from the user's eating history, the standard intake is calculated from the user information, and the target intake of each nutritional ingredient is calculated as a function of the difference between the standard intake and the actual intake. , searches for a meal menu containing many deficient nutrients and few excess nutrients as recommendation information, and transmits the recommendation results to a mobile phone.

JP-A-2003-099539 JP 2008-276472 A

When a user ingests food on a daily basis, there is often an imbalance in the foods that the user ingests. In this case, an imbalance in the nutrients that are ingested occurs, resulting in a shortage of specific nutrients. Also, for example, excess or deficiency may occur in calorie intake.
In this case, the user may purchase foods to supplement nutrients and calories by himself, but since this purchase is left to the user's own judgment, it is assumed that appropriate foods may not be purchased.
An object of the present invention is to allow users to purchase more appropriate foods, and to make it more difficult for users to ingest unbalanced foods.

An information processing system to which the present invention is applied includes user information acquisition means for acquiring information on a plurality of users residing in a predetermined area or a plurality of users using the area; and a store information providing means for providing recommended food information to a store that sells food based on information about.
Here, it further comprises food information acquisition means for acquiring information on the food actually provided at the store, wherein the store information provision means selects from the food actually provided at the store. , identifying foods that match the recommended foods, and providing information about the identified foods to the store.
In addition, if the recommended food does not exist in the food actually provided at the store, the store information providing means notifies the store of information to the effect that the recommended food does not exist. It can be characterized by transmitting.
The store information providing means determines the recommended foods based on information about a plurality of users who have actually visited the store, and provides information on the recommended foods to the store. It can be characterized by
Further, the apparatus further comprises user information providing means for providing each user of the plurality of users with information for the user that is provided to the user and is information about foods that the user should ingest. can be characterized.

Further, the user information acquisition means acquires information about the foods that individual users included in the plurality of users are taking, and the store information providing means is configured to acquire the food items that the individual users are taking. The recommended food is determined based on the information about the food, and information on the recommended food is provided to the store.
Moreover, it can be characterized by further comprising output means for outputting information about a positive effect of the recommended food on the user when the user ingests the food.
Further, it can be characterized by further comprising target person information providing means for providing the information about the plurality of users acquired by the user information acquiring means to a target person who handles food.
Further, based on the information about the plurality of users acquired by the user information acquisition means, the number of users in the predetermined area, and the number of users satisfying a predetermined specific condition regarding food. It can be characterized by further comprising user number grasping means for grasping the number of users.
Further, the store information providing means further provides the store with the information on the recommended food, which is recommended to be served at the store after a specific time. can be characterized.

When the present invention is viewed as a program, the program to which the present invention is applied has a user information acquisition function that acquires information about multiple users who live in a predetermined area or multiple users who use the area. and a store information providing function of providing recommended food information to a food store based on the acquired information about the plurality of users.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is possible to make it possible for a user to purchase more suitable foods, and to make it more difficult for a user to ingest food imbalance.

1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system; FIG. It is the figure which showed the structure of the hardware of a shop terminal device and a management server. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing functional units implemented by a CPU or the like of a management server; 1 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a mobile terminal device; FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing executed in the information processing system of the embodiment; It is the figure which showed the information stored in the user database. It is the figure which showed an example of the information registered into the shop database. It is the figure which showed the display apparatus installed in the store. It is the figure which showed the user's portable terminal device. It is the figure which showed the user's portable terminal device.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of an information processing system 1. As shown in FIG.
The information processing system 1 is provided with a management server 300 as an example of an information processing apparatus. Further, the information processing system 1 is provided with a plurality of mobile terminal devices 200 that are carried and operated by users. Furthermore, the information processing system 1 is provided with a store terminal device 100 installed in each store that handles food.
In addition, in this embodiment, the type of store is not particularly limited, and any store that provides food can be said to be the store of this embodiment. Stores in this embodiment include restaurants, supermarkets, convenience stores, and the like.
Further, in the present embodiment, "food" refers to all foods that can be orally ingested by the user, and "food" includes not only solid matter but also liquids such as vegetable juice and drinking water. "Food" also includes medicines and supplements (dietary supplements).

The store terminal device 100 and the management server 300 are configured by computer devices and execute predetermined processing. The store terminal device 100 and the management server 300 are connected to each other through a communication line 400 such as the Internet.
The mobile terminal device 200 is configured by, for example, a smart phone, a tablet, or the like. A plurality of mobile terminal devices 200 are provided according to the number of users. The mobile terminal device 200 is connected to the management server 300 through the communication line 400 .

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the store terminal device 100 and the management server 300. As shown in FIG.
The store terminal device 100 and the management server 300 are provided with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 301 , a RAM (Random Access Memory) 302 and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 303 . A storage device 304 configured by a hard disk device or the like is also provided.

In addition, the store terminal device 100 and the management server 300 are provided with a communication interface (communication I/F) 305 for communicating with the outside.
Furthermore, the store terminal device 100 and the management server 300 are provided with a display device 306 configured by a liquid crystal display or the like. Further, the store terminal device 100 and the management server 300 are provided with a reception device 307 which is configured by a mouse, a keyboard, etc., and receives information input by the user.

The program executed by the CPU 301 is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc.), an optical recording medium (optical disk, etc.), a magneto-optical recording medium, a semiconductor memory, etc. It can be provided to the store terminal device 100 and the management server 300 .
Also, the program executed by the CPU 301 may be downloaded to the store terminal device 100 and the management server 300 using communication means such as the Internet.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing functional units realized by the CPU 301 and the like of the management server 300. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the management server 300 includes a user information acquisition unit 321, a store information provision unit 322, a food information acquisition unit 323, a user information provision unit 324, an information output unit 325, a target person It has an information providing unit 326 , a user number grasping unit 327 , a user database 328 , and a store database 329 .

Here, the store information providing unit 322, the user information providing unit 324, and the target person information providing unit 326 are implemented by the CPU 301 that executes programs stored in the storage device 304 and the like, the communication interface 305 and the like.
User information acquisition unit 321, food information acquisition unit 323, information output unit 325, and number of users grasping unit 327 are implemented by CPU 301 that executes programs stored in storage device 304 or the like.
Also, the user database 328 and the store database 329 are implemented by the storage device 304 .

The user information acquisition unit 321, which is an example of user information acquisition means, acquires information on multiple users who live in a predetermined area or multiple users who use this area.
A store information providing unit 322, which is an example of a store information providing unit, determines foods recommended to be provided at a store based on the acquired information of a plurality of users, and provides this recommended food information. Provided for stores.
The food information acquisition unit 323, which is an example of food information acquisition means, acquires information on food actually provided at the store.

A user information providing unit 324, which is an example of a user information providing means, provides individual users of a plurality of users with user information provided to the users, which is information about foods that the users should consume. offer.
As an example of output means, the information output unit 325 outputs information about the effect of the recommended food on the user when the user ingests the food.
The target person information providing unit 326, which is an example of the target person information providing unit, provides information about a plurality of users acquired by the user information acquiring unit 321 to the target person who handles food.

A user number grasping unit 327 as an example of a user number grasping unit is the number of users in a predetermined area based on the information of a plurality of users acquired by the user information acquisition unit 321, and is predetermined regarding food. Know the number of users who meet the specified criteria.
User database 328 holds information about each of a plurality of users. In other words, user database 328 holds information about each of a plurality of pre-registered users.

Information acquired from each store is registered in the store database 329, and the store database 329 holds this information.
In other words, information from each of a plurality of pre-registered stores is registered in the store database 329, and the store database 329 holds this information.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal device 200. As shown in FIG.
A mobile terminal device 200 as an example of an information processing device is provided with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 202, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 203, as shown in FIG. A storage device 204 configured by a flash memory or the like is also provided.

Further, the mobile terminal device 200 is provided with a communication interface (communication I/F) 205 for communicating with the outside. In addition, the mobile terminal device 200 is provided with a display unit 206 configured by a touch panel type display or the like for displaying information.
The mobile terminal device 200 also includes a GPS (Global Positioning System) 207 for determining its own position. Further, the mobile terminal device 200 has a clock 208 that outputs time information (current time). Further, the mobile terminal device 200 includes a camera (photographing function unit) 209 including a CCD or the like.

The program executed by the CPU 201 is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc.), an optical recording medium (optical disk, etc.), a magneto-optical recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. It can be provided to the mobile terminal device 200 .
Also, the program executed by the CPU 201 may be downloaded to the mobile terminal device 200 using communication means such as the Internet.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the information processing system 1 of this embodiment.
In this embodiment, first, the user information acquisition unit 321 of the management server 300 extracts a plurality of users who live in or use a predetermined area (step S101).
Specifically, the user information acquisition unit 321 extracts a plurality of users who are pre-registered users and who live in or use a predetermined area.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, in providing information to a store to which information is to be provided (hereinafter referred to as "target store") among the plurality of stores, correspondence is provided in advance for this target store. A plurality of users who live in or use this area are extracted.
In addition, in the present embodiment, information is provided to each of a plurality of stores registered in advance (described later). A plurality of users who do or use this area are extracted for each store.

Here, the predetermined area (see FIG. 1) is, for example, an area within the commercial area of the store (for example, within a radius of 1 km from the store).
In this embodiment, information is provided to each of the stores included in the plurality of stores. A plurality of users who use a predetermined range are extracted.

Note that the size and range of the predetermined area may be set for each store. In this case, for example, by operating the store terminal device 100 installed in the store, the predetermined area You can set the size and range of the . In other words, the predetermined area can be changed at any time for the convenience of the store (it can be changed at any time). By doing so, the size and range of the predetermined area can be changed.
Here, in setting the size and range of the predetermined area, for example, the operator operates the store terminal device 100 and inputs an address and the like.
In addition, when setting the size and range of a predetermined region, for example, the operator operates the store terminal device 100 to select a specific point (for example, a store) and this specific point. (hereinafter referred to as "input radius"). In this case, for example, a circular area centered at this particular point and having a radius equal to this input radius is set.
In addition, when setting the size and range of a predetermined area, for example, the operator operates the store terminal device 100 to display a map displayed on the display screen of the store terminal device 100. You can also set this by tracing directly.
In addition, when setting the size and range of a predetermined region, for example, the operator operates the store terminal device 100 to select a specific point (for example, a store) and this specific point. You may also enter the maximum travel time from (the maximum required time to travel to this particular point). More specifically, for example, the operator operates the store terminal device 100 and inputs the maximum travel time of "10 minutes by car". In this case, the predetermined area to be set often has an irregular shape rather than a circular shape. Also, in this case, the predetermined area expands in the direction in which the trunk roads and railroad tracks extend. In other words, if a highway or railroad exists, a user who travels on this highway or railroad can earn a moving distance. In this case, the predetermined range expands in the extension direction of the highway or railroad tracks.
In addition, although the predetermined area is usually set to include the location of the store, it is not limited to this, and is an area that does not include the location of the store and is within a predetermined range from the location of the store. may be set as the predetermined area.

Here, in the present embodiment, each user operates his/her own mobile terminal device 200 to input his/her own address and work address. The entered information is then transmitted to the management server 300 .
As a result, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6 (a diagram showing information stored in the user database 328), the user's address and work address are registered in the user database 328. FIG.

The user information acquisition unit 321 of the management server 300 refers to the user database 328 to extract a plurality of users who live in or use a predetermined area.
In other words, the user information acquisition unit 321 refers to the user database 328 to extract a plurality of users who live in or use the area associated with the target store.

Note that the user database 328 may store location information acquired by the GPS 207 of the mobile terminal device 200 owned by each user.
The user information acquisition unit 321 of the management server 300 refers to the location information acquired by the GPS 207 stored in the user database 328, thereby determining the number of people who live in or use the predetermined area. users may be extracted.

Next, in this embodiment, as shown in step S102 of FIG. 5, the user information acquisition unit 321 acquires information about each of the extracted users from the user database 328. FIG.
Specifically, the user information acquisition unit 321 acquires from the user database 328 information about foods that individual users included in the plurality of users ingest on a daily basis.

Here, in the present embodiment, the user operates the mobile terminal device 200 to input information (food intake information) such as the contents of daily meals and calories of daily meals.
In this embodiment, these pieces of information (food intake information) are transmitted to the management server 300 and registered in the user database 328 of the management server 300 (see reference numeral 6A in FIG. 6).

Also, each user operates the mobile terminal device 200 to input personal information such as his or her own age, sex, height, weight, family composition, health status, medical history, and presence or absence of food allergies.
Then, in this embodiment, this personal information is also transmitted to the management server 300, and this personal information is also registered in the user database 328 of the management server 300, as indicated by reference numeral 6B in FIG.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the user uses the mobile terminal device 200 to photograph the content of daily meals using the camera 209, and acquires images of daily meals (hereinafter referred to as "meal images"). . Then, in this embodiment, the meal image is transmitted to the management server 300 and registered in the user database 328 of the management server 300 (see reference numeral 6C).
Then, in this embodiment, in step S102, the user information acquisition unit 321 collects information about foods that individual users ingest daily from the user database 328 (ingested food information registered in the user database 328, food image).

Next, in this embodiment, the store information provision unit 322 determines foods recommended to be provided at the target store (hereinafter referred to as “recommended foods”) based on the acquired information of the plurality of users. , provides information on this determined recommended food to this target store (step S103 in FIG. 5).
More specifically, the store information provision unit 322 determines recommended foods that are recommended to be provided at the target store based on the above information about the foods that individual users ingest on a daily basis. Information on this recommended food is provided to this target store.

More specifically, first, the store information provision unit 322 provides information about foods that individual users ingest daily (food intake information indicated by reference numeral 6A in FIG. 6 and meal images indicated by reference numeral 6C). Based on this information, for each individual user, information on excess or deficiency of nutrients and excess or deficiency of calories taken by the user is acquired.
More specifically, the store information providing unit 322 acquires the difference between the nutrients and calories obtained from the foods that the individual user ingests daily and the predetermined recommended values, and calculates the nutritional and calorie values. Get information about excess or deficiency.

Next, the store information providing unit 322 identifies foods that can improve this excess or deficiency for each individual user.
For example, when a certain user has a shortage of iron, the store information provision unit 322 can improve the excess or deficiency by adding levers (when the target store is a supermarket) or stir-fried leek and vanilla (when the target store is a restaurant). identified as food that can be

In the present embodiment, the store information providing unit 322 performs this process for each individual user, and identifies foods that can improve excess or deficiency for each individual user.
As a result, in this embodiment, this identification is performed for the number of users, and finally, a plurality of foods are identified.

Next, the store information provision unit 322 determines recommended foods, which are foods recommended to be provided at the target store, from among the identified plurality of foods.
Specifically, for example, if there are many levers among the foods specified for each individual user, the store information providing unit 322 determines the levers as the recommended food. In other words, the store information providing unit 322 determines the food with the highest appearance frequency (number of appearances) as the recommended food. In addition, the store information provision unit 322 determines foods that can be expected to have good effects on health when ingested by the user as recommended foods.
Then, the store information providing unit 322 transmits the determined information on this recommended food to the target store, and provides the information on this recommended food to the target store.

In the above, the case where the information of the lever itself is transmitted to the target store has been explained, but in addition, for example, the information of a plurality of recipes using this lever as an ingredient is provided to the target store. may In other words, the information provided to the target store is not limited to information on single food items, but may be information on recipes using recommended food items.
In addition, the store information providing unit 322 may determine the recommended foods in consideration of the preferences of each of the above plurality of users when determining the recommended foods.
Specifically, for example, when various foods are included in the plurality of foods specified above and cannot be narrowed down to one food, the store information provision unit 322 provides each of the plurality of users The recommended foods may be determined by considering the taste preferences of the individual and narrowing down the foods.

More specifically, in this case, the store information providing unit 322 narrows down the foods by taking into consideration the taste preferences of each user registered in the user database 328 (see reference numeral 6D in FIG. 6). Go and determine one recommended food.
More specifically, when this process is performed, each of the plurality of users is asked to operate the mobile terminal device 200 and input taste preference information in advance.

Then, in this embodiment, this taste preference information is transmitted to the management server 300 and registered in the user database 328 .
Then, the store information providing unit 322 considers the taste preferences registered in the user database 328, narrows down the foods, and determines recommended foods.
More specifically, for example, when a large number of information such as "I don't like sweets" are registered as taste preferences registered in the user database 328, the store information providing unit 322 considers this information. Then, the food is narrowed down, and the food with less sweetness is determined as the recommended food.

In addition, the store information providing unit 322 may determine the recommended foods in consideration of the past food purchase histories of each of the plurality of users.
Specifically, as described above, when various foods are included in the plurality of identified foods and it is not possible to narrow down to one food, the store information provision unit 322 determines the history of each of the plurality of users. By referring to the purchase history of , the foods may be narrowed down to determine the above recommended foods.

More specifically, when performing this processing, each user's food purchase history is registered in the user database 328 .
More specifically, information on the food purchase history of each user at each store is transmitted from each store to the management server 300, and the food purchase history of each user is stored in the user database 328. register.

Then, the store information providing unit 322 refers to the purchase history registered in the user database 328, narrows down the foods, and determines recommended foods.
Specifically, the store information providing unit 322, for example, identifies one food item that has been purchased by the largest number of users from among the plurality of identified food items, and selects this one identified food item as a recommended food item. Determined as

In addition, when determining recommended foods, the store information provision unit 322 identifies foods that match the recommended foods from among the foods that are actually provided at the target store, and Information may be provided to the target store.

Here, in this process, first, the food information acquisition unit 323 acquires in advance information on the food actually provided at the target store.
More specifically, in this case, the information on the food actually provided at the store is transmitted from the store terminal device 100 installed in each store to the management server 300 in advance, and the food actually provided is transmitted to the management server 300. The information on the foodstuffs available is registered in the store database 329 .
The food information acquisition unit 323 refers to this information registered in the store database 329 and acquires information on the food actually provided at the target store.

More specifically, in this case, if the store is a supermarket, a convenience store, or the like, the food information and boxed lunch information are transmitted to the management server 300 and registered in the store database 329 in advance.
In this case, the food information acquisition unit 323 acquires the food information and lunch box information registered in the store database 329 as the food information actually provided at the target store.

If the store is a restaurant, menu information is transmitted to the management server 300 and registered in the store database 329 in advance.
In this case, the food information acquisition unit 323 acquires the information of this menu registered in the store database 329 as the information of the food actually provided at the target store.

Next, in the present embodiment, the store information provision unit 322 identifies foods that match the recommended foods from among the foods actually provided at the target store acquired by the food information acquisition unit 323 .
Then, the store information providing unit 322 provides (transmits) information about the specified food to the store.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of information registered in the store database 329. As shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, information on various foods is registered in the store database 329 . In other words, in the store database 329, information on foods actually provided at each store is registered.
In the example shown in FIG. 7, the lever is registered as indicated by reference numeral 7A. If the recommended food is liver, the registered liver and the liver as the recommended food are matched, and in this case, information about the liver is provided to the target store.

In addition, if there is no food that matches the recommended food among the foods actually provided at the target store, the store information provision unit 322 notifies the target store of the information that the recommended food is not available at the target store. Send to
Specifically, for example, if the store database 329 has no registration of liver and the recommended food is liver, the store information providing unit 322 provides information indicating that the store does not have the recommended food. to the target store.

Note that, in this embodiment, the store information providing unit 322 also transmits information on recommended foods to the target store. In addition, in the present embodiment, the store information providing unit 322 transmits information about the recommended food to the target store even if the target store does not have the recommended food.
In this case, information to the effect that the recommended food is not available at the target store and information indicating what the recommended food is is sent to the target store.

In the above description, all users who live in or use a predetermined area are targeted, and information about each of these users (information on foods taken daily) is acquired. Not all users need to be the targets of acquisition.
For example, among the users who live in or use the predetermined area, information about users who have actually visited the target store is acquired, and information about the users who have actually visited the store is acquired. recommended foods may be determined based on the information in

In addition, for example, among users who have actually visited the target store, information about users whose visit frequency exceeds a predetermined threshold (hereinafter referred to as "high-frequency users") is acquired. and based on this information, food recommendations may be determined.
In this case, the recommended foods are determined based on information about users who frequently visit the target store, such as users who visit the store every day and users who visit the store every week.

Whether or not the user has actually visited the target store and whether or not the user is a high-frequency user is determined by transmitting the food purchase history from the store to the management server 300. can be determined by analyzing this purchase history.

Next, processing at the target store will be described.
The target stores that have received the information about the recommended foods sell the foods, for example, referring to this information.
For example, the target store sells the recommended foods by focusing on promoting the recommended foods or by adding special services such as discounts and large servings. In addition, the target store develops a new menu, for example, based on information on recommended foods.

In the target store, as shown in FIG. 8 (a diagram showing a display device installed in the store), a display device 306X is installed, and information on recommended foods is transmitted from the store terminal device 100 to this display device 306X. The recommended foods may be displayed on the display device 306X by outputting the recommended foods.
This display device 306X displays that a specific nutrient is deficient, and furthermore, liver, which is a recommended food, is displayed as a food for supplementing this specific nutrient.
In addition, the target stores may issue coupons that enable discounts on recommended foods.

In addition, as other processing, for each of the plurality of users who live in or use the predetermined area, information for the user to be provided to the user and ingested by each user. You may provide information about the foods you should eat separately. In this embodiment, this information is provided by the user information providing section 324. FIG.

By performing this process, for example, even when liver is mainly sold at a store, it is possible to provide individual users with information on foods other than liver.
Here, some users take enough iron every day and do not need to take liver.
In this embodiment, for such a user, information is separately transmitted from the management server 300 to the mobile terminal device 200, and information on foods other than liver is provided to this user.

In other words, in this process, for example, for each user, information about foods for improving nutritional deficiencies of each user is transmitted from the management server 300 to the mobile terminal device 200 .
More specifically, for example, when a certain user has enough iron but lacks vitamins, information about foods for supplementing this vitamin is sent to the user's portable terminal device 200. .

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a user's mobile terminal device 200. As shown in FIG.
In the portable terminal device 200 shown in FIG. 9, the display section 206 displays information about the above-described foods for supplementing vitamins, as indicated by reference numeral 9A. Specifically, in this example, oranges are displayed as foods for supplementing vitamins.

Furthermore, in the portable terminal device 200 shown in FIG. 9, the display section 206 also displays information on the above-described recommended foods, as indicated by reference numeral 9B.
Information on recommended foods is not limited to being provided only to stores, but can also be provided to mobile terminal devices 200 possessed by each user.

In the display shown in FIG. 9, information on recommended foods is also displayed, allowing the user to know the overall nutritional trends in the area where the user lives. Here, a case has been described where the user can know the overall nutritional trend at that point in time. may be notified to the user.
Furthermore, in this display shown in FIG. 9, as indicated by reference numeral 9A, the user can know the nutrients that he/she lacks (foods that he/she needs individually) in addition to the recommended foods.

When information is individually transmitted to the mobile terminal device 200 in this manner, information on exercise to be performed by each user may be included.
More specifically, the management server 300 keeps track of information about the calorie intake of each user, and for a user with a high calorie intake, the mobile terminal device 200 of this user is instructed to exercise. You may make it transmit recommended information.

Further, when transmitting information to the mobile terminal device 200 owned by each user, information different from the information transmitted to users other than the high-frequency users may be transmitted to the high-frequency users. Specifically, for example, special coupons such as discounts and large servings may be provided to frequent users.
More specifically, for example, when the recommended food is liver, it is possible to send a coupon for purchasing this liver at a lower price or a coupon for a large portion of a menu containing this liver. good.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the information output unit 325 performs a process of outputting information about the effect of the recommended foods on the user.
Additionally, the information output unit 325 outputs information about the influence of this recommended food on the user when the user ingests the recommended food. Then, in this embodiment, this information output by the information output unit 325 is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 200 owned by this user.
This information is then displayed on the display unit 206 of the mobile terminal device 200 as shown in FIG. 10 (a diagram showing the user's mobile terminal device).

As a result, in the present embodiment, for example, in the example of the lever described above, in the portable terminal device 200 of the user who is deficient in iron, as shown in FIG. information (information about the positive effect of the food on the user) is displayed.
Further, for example, in the example of the lever described above, the mobile terminal device 200 of the user who has sufficient iron content may say, for example, "I have enough iron even at present, and the iron content does not meet the required amount even if I do not take the lever." Information is displayed to the effect that
The user can determine whether or not to purchase the recommended food item at the target store by considering the displayed information.

When providing information about the influence of recommended foods on users, first, based on the information acquired in step S102, it is determined whether recommended foods are sufficient for each user.
Specifically, in step S102, information on foods that each user ingests daily is acquired. Based on this information on foods, it is determined for each user whether recommended foods are sufficient.

Then, for a user who does not have enough recommended foods, for example, as described above, information to the effect that "the intake of liver may improve anemia" is generated. is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 200 and displayed.
On the other hand, for users who do not have enough recommended foods, for example, information stating, "Even now, the amount of iron is sufficient, and the required amount of iron is satisfied even if the liver is not taken." is generated, and this information is transmitted to and displayed on the mobile terminal device 200 of this user.

In addition, the store information provision unit 322 may further transmit to the target store information on foods that are recommended to be provided at the target store after a specific time.
More specifically, the store information providing unit 322 further transmits to the target store information on foods that are recommended to be provided at the target store after one week or after one month, for example. good too.

As a result, the target store can obtain information on recommended foods that are preferable to be provided at that point in time as well as information on recommended foods that are preferable to be provided in the future after this point.
Note that the store information providing unit 322 identifies foods that are recommended to be provided at the target store after the above-mentioned specific time, for example, based on a long-term weather forecast.
In addition, the store information provision unit 322, for example, predicts the future based on past sales data at the target store, and identifies foods that are recommended to be provided at the target store after a specific time.

In addition, the management server 300 identifies users who satisfy specific conditions among users who live in the predetermined area or users who use this area, and furthermore, keeps track of the number of identified users. can be
When performing this process, first, for example, the user number grasping unit 327 of the management server 300 obtains the information obtained in step S102.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, in step S102, information about the food that the user ingests daily is acquired. to get

Then, based on the information on the foods that the users consume daily, the number-of-users grasping unit 327 determines the number of users in the above-mentioned predetermined area and the number of users who satisfy a predetermined specific condition regarding food. Figure out the numbers.
More specifically, the number of users grasping unit 327 determines, for example, the number of users in the above-mentioned predetermined area based on the information on the foods that the users consume daily. Know how many users are

More specifically, the number-of-users grasping unit 327 determines, for example, the nutrients obtained from the foods each user ingests on a daily basis and the predetermined recommendations based on the information on the foods that the users ingest on a daily basis. Get the difference from the value for each user. Then, the number-of-users grasping unit 327 identifies users whose difference exceeds a predetermined threshold, and counts the number of users.
Accordingly, in the present embodiment, the number of users grasping unit 327 grasps the number of users who satisfy a predetermined specific condition regarding food. More specifically, the number of users deficient in a particular nutrient is determined.

In this case, it is possible to grasp the number of users having a specific tendency in the predetermined area. In other words, it is possible to grasp the number of users who have a specific tendency regarding eating.
Then, in the present embodiment, information on this number grasped by the user number grasping unit 327 is provided to each store. As a result, each store can develop and provide food that is more suitable for the region.

Also, in the above description, the case where the management server 300 acquires information about a plurality of users who live in a predetermined area or a plurality of users who use this area has been described.
More specifically, in the present embodiment, as described above, the management server 300 collects information on foods that are consumed daily by multiple users who live in a predetermined area or multiple users who use this area. I explained how to get it.
Here, the information acquired by the management server 300 may be provided to other target persons who handle foods other than the stores described above.

Specifically, the information acquired by the management server 300 may be provided not only to stores, but also to other persons who handle food, such as meal delivery services and food manufacturers. In addition, in this embodiment, provision of this information is performed by the information provision part 326 for object persons.
As a result, in this case as well, food products more suitable for a predetermined region can be developed and provided.

In addition, the management server 300 may further provide the target store with information on recommended foods identified based on information on users belonging to other regions.
In other words, the management server 300 may provide the target store with information on recommended foods determined based on information about users who live in areas other than the area to which the target store belongs. .
In this case, this target store can obtain information on recommended foods recommended in other regions, and the target store can sell food products recommended in other regions Be able to utilize information on recommended foods.

Also, in the above, the recommended foods are determined based on the information of the foods that the users who live in the predetermined area or the users who use the area take daily. By the way, determination of recommended foods may be performed by other methods.
Specifically, for example, recommended foods may be determined based on personal information (information other than food information) of multiple users who live in a predetermined area or multiple users who use this area. good. More specifically, for example, recommended foods may be determined based on the amount of daily exercise and health conditions of multiple users who live in a predetermined area or multiple users who use this area.

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user information acquisition means for acquiring information about foods ingested by individual users included in a plurality of users who live in a predetermined area or users who use the area;
Food information acquisition means for acquiring information on food actually provided at a food store;
Based on the information about the food ingested by the individual user, recommended foods are determined, and information about the foods actually provided at the store among the determined recommended foods is provided. , store information providing means for providing to the store,
An information processing system comprising If there is no food actually provided at the store among the determined recommended foods, the store information providing means notifies the store of information to the effect that the recommended food does not exist. The information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the information is transmitted. user information acquisition means for acquiring information about foods ingested by individual users included in a plurality of users who live in a predetermined area or users who use the area;
Store information providing means for providing recommended food information to stores that sell food ;
with
The store information providing means determines the recommended foods based on information about foods taken by the individual users who have actually visited the store, Providing the store with information on the determined recommended food,
Information processing system. The store information providing means identifies foods for each individual user based on information about the foods ingested by the individual users, and based on the foods identified for each individual user, determining recommended foods,
The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The store information providing means determines, as the recommended food, the food with the highest appearance frequency among the foods identified for each individual user;
The information processing system according to claim 4. The store information providing means identifies foods based on the taste preference of the user from among the foods identified for each individual user, and selects the foods identified based on the taste preference as the recommended foods. determine as food,
The information processing system according to claim 4. The store information providing means determines, among the foods identified for each individual user, the foods with the largest number of users who have purchased the foods as the recommended foods.
The information processing system according to claim 4. 1 to 1, further comprising user information providing means for providing, to each user of the plurality of users, user information provided to the user and information on foods to be ingested by the user. 8. The information processing system according to any one of 7 . 9. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising output means for outputting information about a positive effect of said recommended food on said user when said recommended food is ingested by said user. 10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , further comprising target person information providing means for providing the information about the food ingested by the individual user , which is acquired by the user information acquiring means, to a target person who handles food. The information processing system according to any one of the above. The number of users in the predetermined area and predetermined specific conditions regarding food are determined based on the information about the foods ingested by the individual users, which is obtained by the user information obtaining means. 11. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising user number grasping means for grasping the number of satisfying users. 2. The store information providing means further provides the store with the information on the recommended foods, which is recommended to be served at the store after a specific time. 12. The information processing system according to any one of 11 . a user information acquisition function that acquires information on foods taken by individual users included in a plurality of users residing in a predetermined area or a plurality of users using the area;
A food information acquisition function that acquires information on the food actually provided at the food store,
Based on the information about the food ingested by the individual user, recommended foods are determined, and information about the foods actually provided at the store among the determined recommended foods is provided. , a store information provision function to be provided to the store,
A program for realizing on a computer. a user information acquisition function that acquires information on foods taken by individual users included in a plurality of users residing in a predetermined area or a plurality of users using the area;
A store information provision function that provides recommended food information to stores that handle food,
is a program for realizing on a computer,
The store information provision function determines the recommended foods based on information about foods taken by the individual users who have actually visited the store, Providing the store with information on the determined recommended food,
program.

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