JP7473247B2 - Meal proposal support device, meal proposal support method, meal proposal support terminal, meal proposal support system, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a meal suggestion support device, a meal suggestion support method, a meal suggestion support terminal, a meal suggestion support system, a program, and a recording medium.

Medical expenses account for 41% of the national budget and are expected to exceed 50% by 2030. In response, efforts are being made to extend healthy lifespans and healthcare products and services are being provided to prevent illness. In addition, with the development of ICT technology, health management applications and systems that use ICT technology are being utilized.

As a healthcare service that utilizes ICT technology, Patent Document 1 discloses a dietary management device that determines a user's dietary tendencies based on the user's past dietary contents, and is capable of checking the ingredient contents according to the user's dietary tendencies even when the user forgets to input the dietary contents. Patent Document 2 discloses a dietary management support system that performs nutritional analysis from images of meals taken by a person who requires dietary management, accumulates the obtained nutritional components, and further transmits the analysis results and advice to the person who requires management. Patent Document 3 discloses a method for recording nutritional information of foods taken in a meal, analyzing the nutritional components in the recorded dietary information, and presenting the excess and deficiency of necessary nutrients.

Japanese Patent No. 5843382 Patent No. 4989240 Japanese Patent No. 4987042

However, in Patent Documents 1 to 3, although the user can grasp the current nutritional state, in order to improve the nutritional state, the user needs to ingest a meal menu that takes into consideration the necessary nutritional balance based on the presented current nutritional state. Because of this, the user has to take the time to think up a meal menu, which leads to the problem that the user does not ingest a meal that takes into consideration the necessary nutritional balance in the first place, or even if they start to ingest a meal that takes into consideration the necessary nutritional balance, they give up midway.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a meal suggestion support device, a meal suggestion support method, and a meal suggestion support terminal that enable a proposer proposing a meal menu to suggest a meal menu based on the nutritional information of a person to whom the meal menu is proposed.

In order to achieve the above object, a meal suggestion support device (hereinafter also referred to as "support device") of the present invention includes a storage unit, an acquisition unit, a meal menu extraction unit, a suggested menu transmission unit, a recommended menu reception unit, and an output unit,
The storage unit is
The nutrition information of the proposer of the meal menu and the proposee linked to the proposer is included,
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The acquisition unit is
Obtain nutritional information of the proposer selected by the proposer;
The meal menu extraction unit,
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission unit
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommendation menu receiving unit
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output unit is
The proposed menu information and the recommended menu information are output to the proposer.

The meal suggestion support method of the present invention (hereinafter also referred to as "support method") includes an acquisition step, a meal menu extraction step, a suggested menu transmission step, a recommended menu reception step, and an output step,
The obtaining step includes:
Obtain nutritional information of a person who is selected by a proposer of a meal menu and is associated with the proposer of the meal menu;
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The meal menu extraction step includes:
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutrition information of the selected suggested person and the nutrition intake target value of the suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommended menu receiving step includes:
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output step includes:
a meal suggestion support method for outputting the suggested menu information and the recommended menu information to the suggestion recipient;

A first meal suggestion support terminal (hereinafter also referred to as the "first support terminal" or the "proposer's terminal") of the present invention includes an input unit, a communication unit, and a display unit,
The input unit is
The proposer selection information and the recommendation menu can be input;
The communication unit is
A device capable of communicating with the meal suggestion support device of the present invention,
The display unit is
A meal suggestion assistance terminal capable of displaying the extracted meal menu information.

The second meal suggestion support terminal of the present invention (hereinafter also referred to as the "second support terminal" or the "recipient's terminal") includes a communication unit and a display unit,
The communication unit is
A device capable of communicating with the meal suggestion support device of the present invention,
The display unit is
a meal suggestion assistance terminal capable of displaying information on the extracted meal menu and information on recommended meal menus recommended to the suggester;

The program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute an acquisition procedure, a meal menu extraction procedure, a suggested menu transmission procedure, a recommended menu reception procedure, and an output procedure.
The acquisition step includes:
Obtain nutritional information of a person who is selected by a proposer of a meal menu and is associated with the proposer of the meal menu;
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The meal menu extraction step includes:
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommendation menu receiving step includes:
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output step includes:
The proposed menu information and the recommended menu information are output to the proposer.

The recording medium of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium on which the program of the present invention is recorded.

The meal suggestion support system of the present invention includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a server,
the first terminal, the second terminal, and the server are connectable via a communication line network outside the system;
The first terminal comprises:
An input unit, a communication unit, and a display unit,
The input unit is
The proposer selection information and the recommendation menu can be inputted;
The communication unit is
capable of communicating with the server;
The display unit is
The extracted meal menu information can be displayed,
The second terminal comprises:
A communication unit and a display unit are provided.
The communication unit is
capable of communicating with the server;
The display unit is
The extracted meal menu information and the recommended meal menu information recommended by the proposer can be displayed;
The first terminal, the second terminal, and the server as a whole
The system includes a storage unit, an acquisition unit, a meal menu extraction unit, a suggested menu transmission unit, a recommended menu reception unit, and an output unit,
The storage unit is
The nutrition information of the proposer of the meal menu and the proposee linked to the proposer is included,
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The acquisition unit is
Obtain nutritional information of the proposer selected by the proposer;
The meal menu extraction unit,
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission unit
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommendation menu receiving unit
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output unit is
The proposed menu information and the recommended menu information are output to the proposer.

According to the present invention, the proposer can suggest a meal menu based on the nutritional information of the proposee.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a support device, a support terminal, and a support system including these according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the support device according to the first embodiment. 3A and 3B are block diagrams illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the support terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the configuration of the support method and program according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of the first support terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of the second support terminal according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a support device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a support method and program according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a support device according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an example of the configuration of the support method and program according to the third embodiment. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an image displayed on the display unit of the first support terminal according to the third embodiment. FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a support device according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the configuration of the support method and program according to the fourth embodiment. 14A to 14C are schematic diagrams showing examples of images displayed on the display unit of the first support terminal of the fourth embodiment. FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a support device according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an example of the configuration of the support method and program according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process of the second support terminal according to the fifth embodiment.

The embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 17. Note that the present invention is in no way limited or restricted by the following embodiments. Note that in the following Figures 1 to 17, the same parts are given the same reference numerals. Furthermore, the explanations of each embodiment can be mutually incorporated unless otherwise specified. Furthermore, the configurations of each embodiment can be combined unless otherwise specified.

In the present invention, the "proposer" refers to a person who uses the support device of the present invention to recommend a meal menu to a proposee. Also, the "proposer" refers to a person to whom a meal menu is recommended by the proposer.

[Embodiment 1]
This embodiment is an example of a support system including an example of a support device and a support terminal of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a support system 100 including an example of a support device 1 of this embodiment, a terminal of a proposer (hereinafter also referred to as a "first support terminal") 2a, and a terminal of a proposer (hereinafter also referred to as a "second support terminal") 2b. As shown in FIG. 1, the support system 100 includes a support device 1, a terminal of a proposer 2a, and a terminal of a proposer 2b. Although not shown, the support system 100 may include a support terminal (a support terminal other than a user) different from the terminal of the proposer 2a and the terminal of the proposer 2b. Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the support device 1 includes an acquisition unit 10, a meal menu extraction unit 11, a proposed menu transmission unit 12, a recommended menu reception unit 13, and an output unit 14. The support device 1 may include a storage unit 15. In this case, the storage unit 15 stores nutrition information 150 of the proposer described later. The first support terminal 2a includes an input unit 21a, a communication unit 22a, and a display unit 23a. The second support terminal 2b includes a communication unit 22b and a display unit 23b. As shown in FIG. 1, the support device 1 can be connected to the first support terminal 2a, the second support terminal 2b, and an external database 40, for example, via a communication line network 3. The support device 1 of this embodiment may be incorporated into a server as a system. The support device 1 of this embodiment may be a personal computer (PC) in which the program of the present invention is installed. Although not shown, the support device 1 can also be connected to an external terminal of a system administrator via the communication line network 3, and the system administrator may manage the support device 1 from the external terminal.

The communication network 3 is not particularly limited and may be a known network, for example, wired or wireless. Examples of the communication network 3 include the Internet line, the World Wide Web (WWW), a telephone line, a Local Area Network (LAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), and a Low Power Wide Area (LPWA).

The first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b may be, for example, a PC; a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, or a tablet terminal; a smart watch, smart glasses, a wearable terminal, etc. The first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b may be equipped with, for example, an imaging means such as a camera or a scanner, an IC (integrated circuit) card reader, a voice input means such as a microphone, etc.

Figure 2 illustrates a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the support device 1. The support device 1 includes, for example, a CPU (central processing unit) 101, memory 102, a bus 103, a storage device 104, an input device 106, a display 107, a communication device 108, etc. Each part of the support device 1 is connected via the bus 103 by its respective interface (I/F).

The CPU 101 cooperates with other components, for example, through a controller (system controller, I/O controller, etc.), and controls the entire support device 1. In the support device 1, the CPU 101 executes, for example, the program 105 of the present invention and other programs, and also reads and writes various information such as nutritional information 150. Specifically, for example, the CPU 101 functions as an acquisition unit 10, a meal menu extraction unit 11, a proposed menu transmission unit 12, a recommended menu reception unit 13, and an output unit 14. The support device 1 includes a CPU as a computing device, but may also include other computing devices such as a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) or an APU (Accelerated Processing Unit), or may include a combination of the CPU and these. The CPU 101 functions, for example, as each unit other than the memory unit in embodiments 2 to 5 described below.

Memory 102 includes, for example, a main memory. The main memory is also called a primary storage device. When CPU 101 performs processing, memory 102 reads various operating programs, such as program 105 of the present invention, stored in storage device 104 (auxiliary storage device) described below. CPU 101 then reads data from memory 102, decodes it, and executes the program. The main memory is, for example, a RAM (random access memory). Memory 102 further includes, for example, a ROM (read only memory).

The bus 103 can also be connected to, for example, external devices. Examples of the external devices include an external storage device (external database 40, etc.) and a printer. The support device 1 can be connected to a communication network 3, for example, by a communication device 108 connected to the bus 103, and can also be connected to the external devices via the communication network 3. The support device 1 can also be connected to support terminals 2a, 2b via the communication device 108 and the communication network 3.

The storage device 104 is also called an auxiliary storage device, for example, in contrast to the main memory. As described above, the storage device 104 stores the operating program including the program 105 of the present invention and nutrition information 150. The storage device 104 includes, for example, a storage medium and a drive for reading and writing data from and to the storage medium. The storage medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a built-in or external type, and may include a hard disk drive (HDD), a floppy disk (FD), a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a CD-RW, an MO, a DVD, a flash memory, a memory card, etc., and the drive is not particularly limited. The storage device 104 may be, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD) in which the storage medium and the drive are integrated. If the support device 1 includes, for example, a storage unit 15, the storage device 104 functions as the storage unit 15.

The support device 1 further includes, for example, an input device 106 and a display 107. Examples of the input device 106 include pointing devices such as a touch panel, track pad, and mouse; a keyboard; imaging means such as a camera and scanner; card readers such as an IC card reader and a magnetic card reader; and audio input means such as a microphone. Examples of the display 107 include display devices such as an LED display and a liquid crystal display. In this embodiment 1, the input device 106 and the display 107 are configured separately, but the input device 106 and the display 107 may be configured as an integrated unit, such as a touch panel display.

In the support device 1, the memory 102 and the storage device 104 are also capable of storing access information and log information from users, as well as information obtained from an external database (not shown).

3 illustrates a block diagram of the hardware configuration of the first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b. FIG. 3(A) shows an example of the hardware configuration of the first support terminal 2a, and FIG. 3(B) shows an example of the hardware configuration of the second support terminal 2b. As shown in FIG. 3(A), the first support terminal 2a includes, for example, a CPU 201, a memory 202, a bus 203, a storage device 204, an input device (input unit) 21a, a communication device (communication unit) 22a, a display (display unit) 23a, and the like. As shown in FIG. 3(B), the second support terminal 2b includes, for example, a CPU 201, a memory 202, a bus 203, a storage device 204, an input device 206, a communication device (communication unit) 22b, a display (display unit) 23b, and the like. Each unit of the second support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b is connected via the bus 203 by each interface (I/F). The description of each component of the support device 1 can be used to explain each component of the first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b.

Next, the meal suggestion support method of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of Figures 4 to 6. The support method of this embodiment can be implemented, for example, using a support system 100 including the support device 1 of this embodiment, a first support terminal 2a, and a second support terminal 2b. Figure 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing (S1 to S5) of the support device 1, Figure 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing (S101 to S106) of the first support terminal 2a, and Figure 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing (S201 to S202) of the second support terminal 2b.

Prior to processing by the support device 1, nutritional information 150 of the proposed person linked to the person proposing the meal menu is stored in advance in the memory unit 15. The nutritional information 150 of the proposed person includes the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the proposed person. The nutritional information of the proposed person may be stored, for example, in an external database 40.

In addition, a database (meal DB) is prepared in which the meal menu and the nutritional components of the meal menu are linked and stored. In this embodiment, the meal DB uses an external database 40, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the support device 1 may have the function of a meal DB. The "meal menu" may be, for example, a general meal menu cooked at home (e.g., curry, pork with ginger, vegetable salad, etc.), a commercially available food such as a prepared dish, a lunch box, a retort food, or a food sold at a convenience store, or a food provided at a restaurant, such as a restaurant, an izakaya, or a cafe. The meal DB may use a publicly known or commercial database, or may be constructed by linking the nutritional components of each meal menu and storing them in a server, or may use both. The commercial database may be, for example, a nutritional value database of meals provided by Eat Smart Co., Ltd. In the database 40, the meal menu may be, for example, classified and stored by meal category. The meal category is information related to the classification of meals, and examples of such information include information related to the intake form of meals, such as beverages and foods; information related to the menu structure of meals, such as staple food, main dish, side dish, and soup; information related to the order of meals, such as appetizer, main dish, and dessert; information related to the time of intake, such as breakfast, lunch, snack, midnight snack, weekday, and holiday; and information related to the ingredients of meals, such as milk and dairy products. In this case, each meal menu is stored in association with the meal category. Furthermore, one category or multiple categories may be associated with one meal menu.

The nutritional intake target value 1500 means, for example, the intake amount of a nutrient component that is a guideline for the proposed person. The nutritional intake target value 1500 can be set appropriately based on, for example, the attributes of the proposed person, the purpose of the proposed person's nutritional management, etc. As a specific example, the proposed person's nutritional intake target value 1500 can be, for example, a standard value of the nutrient intake amount suitable for the proposed person (nutrient intake standard value), a value obtained by correcting the nutrient intake standard value according to the nutritional information taken by the proposed person, a value obtained by correcting the nutrient intake standard value according to the purpose of the proposed person's nutritional management, etc. The nutritional intake standard value may be set as a value calculated by, for example, extracting the value of the corresponding nutrient component from the intake standard of the nutrient component for each attribute based on the attribute information of the proposed person described later, and accumulating the value of the extracted nutrient component for each nutrient component. The nutrient components will be described later. The intake standard of the nutrient component for each attribute is not particularly limited, and can be, for example, a standard value recommended by a public institution. As an example, when the proposed person is Japanese, the reference value of the nutrient component may be the reference value of the nutrient component recommended by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and a specific example is the Dietary Reference Intakes for Japanese (2020 Edition) (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare). When the proposed person is not Japanese, the reference intake value of the nutrient component may refer to, for example, the dietary reference intakes in the proposed person's country of origin. The reference value may be, for example, a numerical range defined by a lower limit and an upper limit. The reference intake value of the nutrient component is preferably a numerical range. In this case, the reference intake value of the nutrient component may also be referred to as the reference intake range of the nutrient component. The reference intake range of the nutrient component may be set, for example, to a range of ±15% of the calculated reference intake value of the nutrient component, preferably a range of ±10% or ±5% of the calculated reference intake value of the nutrient component.

Examples of the nutritional components include energy (calories); carbohydrates such as sugars, lipids (saturated fatty acids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, cholesterol, etc.), and alcohol; proteins; inorganic salts such as sodium, calcium, potassium, and iron; dietary fibers such as poorly soluble dietary fiber and soluble dietary fiber; vitamin A such as retinol, α-carotene, β-carotene, and β-cryptoxanthin, vitamin B group, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin E such as α-tocopherol, β-tocopherol, γ-tocopherol, and σ-tocopherol, vitamin K, vitamins such as folic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid, and biotin; and polyphenols.

Next, the proposer inputs, via the input unit 21a of the first support terminal 2a, proposal recipient selection information for selecting a proposal recipient to whom the proposal recipient will be proposed (S101, proposal recipient input process). The proposal recipient may be, for example, one or more people.

Prior to S101, the proposer may input, for example, proposer information and proposed recipient information linked to the proposer. The proposer information includes, for example, the identification information of the proposer. The proposed recipient information includes, for example, the identification information of the linked proposer, the identification information of the proposed recipient, and the attribute information of the proposed recipient. The identification information is information that can identify the proposer and the proposed recipient, and examples of such information include ID and name. The attribute information is not particularly limited, and examples of such information include gender, age, height, weight, amount of exercise, METs (index of exercise intensity, METs (METabolic equivalents)), physical activity level, and the like. The input proposer information and proposed recipient information are transmitted to the support device 1, for example, by the communication unit 22a. Then, the support device 1 links the proposer information and the proposed recipient information and stores them in the memory unit 15.

The inputted recipient selection information is transmitted to the support device 1 via the communication network 3 by the communication unit 22a of the first support terminal 2a (S102, recipient transmission process).

Next, processing by the support device 1 is started. First, the acquisition unit 10 of the support device 1 acquires the proposer information transmitted from the first support terminal 2a via a communication line network. Then, the acquisition unit 10 acquires nutrition information of the proposer selected by the proposer from the memory unit 15 (S1).

Next, the meal menu extraction unit 11 of the support terminal 1 extracts a meal menu suitable for the suggested person from the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person as the proposed menu information (S2, meal menu extraction process). The nutritional intake target value 1500 may be the nutritional intake reference value of the suggested person, or, as described below, a value obtained by correcting the nutritional intake reference value of the suggested person by the target value correction unit may be used. When the nutritional intake target value 1500 is the nutritional intake reference value of the suggested person, the meal menu extraction unit 11 extracts, for example, a meal menu having nutritional components that satisfy the nutritional intake reference value of the suggested person as a meal menu suitable for the suggested person, that is, the proposed menu information. The meal menu is, for example, information in which the contents of a meal and its nutritional components are linked. The "meal menu having nutritional components that satisfy the nutritional intake reference value" may be, for example, a meal menu in which the fulfillment rate of the nutritional component value of the meal menu with respect to the nutritional component value of the nutritional intake reference value of the proposed person is 85% to 115%, 90% to 110%, or 95% to 105%. The fulfillment rate can be calculated, for example, by determining the ratio of the value of the nutritional component of the meal menu to the value of the nutritional component of the nutritional intake reference value of the proposed person. The meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract the meal menu from the fulfillment rate of one type of nutritional component, the fulfillment rate of multiple types of nutritional components, or the fulfillment rate of all nutritional components. When the nutritional intake target value 1500 is within the intake reference range of the nutritional component, the meal menu extraction unit 11 extracts, for example, a meal menu whose nutritional component value falls within the intake reference range of the nutritional component of the proposed person as a meal menu suitable for the proposed person, that is, the proposed menu information.

In S2, the meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract one meal menu, or two or more meal menus. In the latter case, the meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract, for example, a set (combination) of meal menus in which the total value of each nutritional component contained in the multiple meal menus satisfies the nutritional intake reference value. The meal menu may be linked to information such as, for example, a photo of the meal (image of the meal menu), the name of the meal menu, and the name of the store where the meal menu can be purchased. In this embodiment, the meal menu uses information stored in database 40.

For example, when multiple meal menus that satisfy the nutritional intake reference values are extracted, the meal menu extraction unit 11 extracts one, multiple, or all of the meal menus as the proposed menu information. As a specific example, the number of meal menus extracted by the meal menu extraction unit 11, i.e., the number of meal menus included in the proposed menu information, is, for example, 4 to 20, or about 10 (5 to 15).

In S2, the meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract a meal menu suitable for the proposed person as the proposed menu information from, for example, the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the proposed person and the narrowing information. The narrowing information is, for example, information for narrowing down the meal menu by a specified condition (designated condition). In this case, in S2, the meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract a meal menu from the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the proposed person as described above, and extract a meal menu that matches the condition of the narrowing information for the obtained meal menu as the proposed menu information. Also, in S2, the meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract a meal menu that matches the condition of the narrowing information, and extract a meal menu from the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the proposed person as described above for the obtained meal menu, and extract the obtained meal menu as the proposed menu information. The designated condition may be, for example, a designated condition of the proposed person, a designated condition of the proposer, or a designated condition of the system administrator of the meal suggestion support device of the present invention.

In S2, when the meal menu extraction unit 11 extracts meal menus using the refinement information, the meal menus are linked to, for example, tag information corresponding to the specified conditions. Therefore, the meal menu extraction unit 11 matches the specified conditions in the refinement information with the tag information linked to each meal menu, and extracts meal menus that have matching conditions. Examples of the tag information include the conditions of specific examples of the specified conditions described below.

Examples of the specified conditions in the narrowed-down information include health management conditions, intake time conditions, event conditions, manufacturing conditions, and advertising conditions. The health management conditions are conditions set according to the health goals or wishes of the proposed person, such as, for example, wanting to manage weight, wanting to limit salt intake, wanting to optimize calories, etc. Specific examples of the health management conditions include conditions regarding the tendency of nutritional components contained in meal menus, such as low salt, low fat, low carbohydrate, low calorie, and high protein. The health management conditions are, for example, conditions specified by the proposed person or the proposer. It is preferable that the health management conditions are, for example, specified in advance by the proposed person. The intake time conditions are, for example, conditions related to the time, day of the week, season, etc., when the proposed person takes in a meal. Specific examples of the intake time condition include, for example, the time when the proposer takes a meal, such as breakfast, dinner, midnight snack, or snack; the day of the week when the proposer takes a meal; weekdays and holidays; seasons, such as spring, summer, autumn, and winter; and specific weather conditions, such as summer days, midsummer days, extremely hot days, and midwinter days. The intake time condition is, for example, a condition specified by the proposer. The event condition is, for example, a condition related to an event related to a regional culture, food culture, religious culture, or the like. Specific examples of the event condition include, for example, a condition related to food culture, such as Midsummer Day of the Ox and the first bonito, a condition related to religious culture, such as Christmas, a condition related to an anniversary, such as the birthday of the proposer or the proposer, or the like. The event condition is, for example, a condition specified by the proposer, the proposer, or the system administrator. The production condition is, for example, a condition related to the production of a meal menu, such as raw materials, a production location, a production company, and a production method. Specific examples of the manufacturing conditions include conditions based on geographical information such as local foods, regionally limited foods, and overseas foods; food manufacturing companies, etc. The advertising conditions are, for example, conditions related to advertising foods, etc. The advertising conditions are, for example, conditions related to new products; manufacturers such as manufacturers and sellers; etc. The advertising conditions are, for example, conditions specified by the system administrator.

The meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract a meal menu, for example, taking into consideration the time at which the meal is taken. In this case, for example, the time at which the meal is taken and a correction coefficient for the daily nutritional intake target value are linked and stored in advance. The correction coefficient is, for example, a coefficient for dividing the suggested person's daily nutritional intake target value at an arbitrary ratio, and may be divided equally by the number of meals per day, or an arbitrary correction coefficient may be set for each time at which a meal is taken. As a specific example, for example, the arbitrarily set correction coefficient for each time can be set to 0.4 for breakfast, 0.3 for lunch, and 0.3 for dinner, with the daily nutritional intake target value being 1. For example, when extracting the suggested person's breakfast, the meal menu extraction unit 11 multiplies the suggested person's daily nutritional intake target value by the correction coefficient 0.4 linked to breakfast to calculate the corrected nutritional intake target value. Then, the meal menu extraction unit 11 extracts a meal menu suitable for the suggested person's breakfast from the corrected nutritional intake target value as suggested menu information. Note that these are examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

The meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract meal menus for one or more meals of the proposed person. The multiple meals may be the number of meals, for example, 2 to 9 meals, or the number of days, such as one day, two days, or three days. In this case, the meal menu extraction unit 11 extracts, as the proposed menu information, meal menus suitable for the proposed person for the multiple meals, for example, from the proposed person's nutritional intake target values for the multiple meals in the nutritional components of the selected proposed person.

In S2, the meal menu extraction unit 11 may extract the meal menu for each meal category, for example. The above-mentioned explanation can be used for the categories.

Then, the proposed menu transmission unit 12 transmits the extracted proposed menu information to the terminal 2a of the proposer (first support terminal 2a) via the communication line network 3 by the communication device 108 (S3, proposed menu transmission step). In S2, when a meal menu is extracted for each category, the proposed menu information is linked to, for example, information on the meal category.

Next, the first support terminal 2a receives the proposed menu information via the communication line network 3 through the communication unit 22a (S103, proposed menu information receiving process).

The display unit 23a of the first support terminal 2a displays the proposed menu information (S104, proposed menu information display process). The display unit 23a displays, for example, the name of the meal menu, an image of the meal menu, the name of a store where the meal menu can be purchased, etc., as the proposed menu information.

The proposer then inputs recommended menu information by selecting a meal menu in the proposed menu information using the input unit 21a of the first support terminal 2a (S105, recommended menu information input process). The recommended menu information is, for example, information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the displayed proposed menu information. The proposer can select, for example, any meal menu as the menu recommended by the proposer. Note that in S2, if a meal menu is extracted for each category, the proposer may input the recommended menu information for each meal category, for example. In this case, in the recommended menu information, the meal menu is linked, for example, to the information on the meal category. The proposer may also input the recommended menu information for each narrowing down information, for example. In this case, in the recommended menu information, the meal menu is linked, for example, to the narrowing down information.

The input recommended menu information is transmitted to the support device 1 via the communication network 3 by the communication unit 22a of the first support terminal 2a (S106, recommended menu information transmission process).

Next, the recommended menu receiving unit 12 of the support device 1 receives the recommended menu information transmitted from the first support terminal 2a by the communication device 108 via the communication line network 3 (S4, recommended menu information receiving step). Then, the output unit 14 outputs the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information to the terminal 2b (second support terminal 2b) of the proposer by the communication device 108 via the communication line network 3 (S5, output step). The output by the output unit 14 may be performed when the support device 1 receives a request for transmission of the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information from the second support terminal 2b. In the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information, the meal menu may be linked to, for example, information on the meal category, the narrowing down information, etc.

The second support terminal 2b receives the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information through the communication line network 3 by the communication unit 22b (S201, menu information receiving step). Then, the display unit 23b of the second support terminal 2b displays the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information (S202, menu information display step). The display unit 23b may display, for example, an image of the meal menu included in the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information, or may display it as text. In addition, it is preferable that the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information are displayed in a distinguishable manner in the display unit 23b. Specifically, it is preferable that the display unit 23b displays a recommendation mark so that it is clear that the meal menu of the recommended menu information is a recommended menu from the proposer. The recommendation mark may be, for example, image information showing a shape such as a heart or a star; text information such as "Recommended!!"; etc. The display position of the recommendation mark is not particularly limited, and may be displayed at any position of the image of the meal menu included in the recommended menu information, for example, at the edge of the image such as the upper left of the image. The proposer can then check the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information by checking the display unit 23b of the second support terminal 2b.

In this embodiment, the support device 1 performs the functions of the acquisition unit 10, meal menu extraction unit 11, proposed menu transmission unit 12, recommended menu reception unit 13, and output unit 14, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the first proposal terminal 2a or the second support terminal 2b may perform the functions of one or more of the components.

According to the support device 1 of this embodiment, a meal menu suitable for the proposed person can be extracted as proposed menu information from the nutritional information of the proposed person for the proposer. Furthermore, according to the support device 1 of this embodiment, recommended menu information recommended by the proposer can be output to the proposed person from the proposed menu information. Therefore, according to the support device 1 of this embodiment, the proposer can propose a meal menu suitable for the proposed person based on the nutritional information of the proposed person.

[Embodiment 2]
This embodiment is similar to the support device of embodiment 1 except that in the configuration of the support device of embodiment 1, the meal menu extraction unit is equipped with a correction value setting unit and a target value correction unit, and the description thereof can be used.

7 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the support device 1A of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, in addition to the configuration of the support device 1 of embodiment 1, the support device 1A includes a meal menu extraction unit 11 that includes a correction value setting unit 111 and a target value correction unit 112. The nutrition information 150 of the proposed person contained in the memory unit 15 may also include information 1501 of nutritional components ingested by the proposed person (hereinafter, also referred to as "ingested nutrition information"). The hardware configuration of the support device 1A is similar to that of the support device 1 of FIG. 2, except that the CPU 101 has a meal menu extraction unit 11 that includes a correction value setting unit 111 and a target value correction unit 112 as the meal menu extraction unit 11, and the nutrition information 150 in the memory device 104 (memory unit 15) includes the ingested nutrition information 1501 in addition to the nutrition target value 1500.

The ingested nutrition information 1501 is, for example, information regarding the nutritional components of the food ingested by the proposed person. The nutritional components are, for example, the same as those described above. The ingested nutrition information 1501 may be, for example, information estimated by an ingested nutrition estimation unit shown in embodiment 5 described below.

An example of processing in a support system including the support device 1A, the first support terminal 2a, and the second support terminal 2b of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart in Figure 8. Figure 8 is a flowchart showing an example of processing (S1 to S5, S11, and S12) of the support device 1A. Note that in this embodiment, the processing of the first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b is similar to the processing of the first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b of the first embodiment, and therefore will not be described.

First, S1 is carried out in the same manner as S1 in the processing of the support device 1 of embodiment 1. At this time, the acquired nutrition information 150 of the proposed person includes nutrition intake information 1501.

Next, the correction value setting unit 111 sets a correction value for the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person (S11, correction value setting process). The correction value for the nutritional intake target value is, for example, a correction value for correcting the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the suggested person to a value more suitable for the suggested person according to the intake status of the nutritional components of the suggested person. The correction value setting unit 111 estimates the excess or shortage of nutritional components in the suggested person from the intake nutrition information 1501 and the nutritional intake target value 1500. Specifically, the correction value setting unit 111 compares the value of each nutrient component in the intake nutrition information 1501 with the corresponding reference value of the nutrient component in the nutrient intake target value (nutrient intake reference value) 1500, and determines whether the value of each component of the intake nutrition information 1501 is less than, the same as (for example, included in a numerical range), or more than the value of each component of the nutrient intake target value 1500. The correction value setting unit 111 then determines, for example, that a nutrient component that is less than the nutrient intake target value 1500 is a deficient nutrient component, determines that a nutrient component that is the same as the nutrient intake target value 1500 is neither surplus nor deficiency, and determines that a nutrient component that is more than the nutrient intake target value 1500 is an excess nutrient component. The correction value setting unit 111 then sets a correction value for the nutrient intake target value 1500 based on the excess or deficiency of the nutrient component. When there are multiple nutrient components, the correction value setting unit 111 sets, for example, a correction value for each nutrient component. The correction value may be, for example, a value calculated by data analysis or a value set in advance.

When the correction value is a value calculated by data analysis, the correction value setting unit 111 accumulates the nutritional intake information 1501 of the suggested person for a specified period and calculates the average value of the accumulated nutritional intake information 1501. The correction value setting unit 111 then sets a correction value based on the difference between the suggested person's nutritional intake target value 1500 and the average value, using the average value as a reference. The specified period is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, one week, one month, three months, or six months. The correction value setting unit 111 may set a correction value based on the change over time in the nutritional intake information 1501 of the suggested person for the specified period (for example, the difference in the total of the nutritional intake information 1501 for each specified period).

When the correction value is a preset correction value, the correction value setting unit 111 can set the correction value using, for example, correction information including a correction condition in which the excess or shortage nutrient component is linked to the correction value. In this case, the correction value setting unit 111 sets the correction value from the excess or shortage nutrient component and the correction information. Specifically, the correction value setting unit 111 extracts a correction condition linked to the estimated excess or shortage nutrient component as one condition, and calculates the correction value under the extracted correction condition as the correction value. When the nutrient component includes multiple nutrient components, the correction condition is such that each nutrient component is linked to a correction value. The correction information may include one correction condition or multiple correction conditions.

In the correction condition, it is desirable that the correction value is set so that the intake of the excess nutrient component is reduced and the intake of the insufficient nutrient component is increased, and the intake of the nutrient component that is neither excessive nor insufficient, i.e., the intake of an appropriate amount of the nutrient component, does not substantially change. Specifically, in the correction condition, the excess nutrient component is linked, for example, to a correction value less than a predetermined reference value. On the other hand, in the correction condition, the insufficient nutrient component is linked, for example, to a correction value exceeding a predetermined reference value. Furthermore, in the correction condition, the nutrient component that is neither excessive nor insufficient is linked, for example, to a predetermined reference value. The predetermined reference value can be any reference value, and a specific example is 1. The correction value may be set to a different value depending on, for example, the degree of the excess or insufficiency of the nutrient component. In this case, the larger the amount of the excess nutrient component (excess degree), the greater the correction value is set to reduce the intake of the excess nutrient component. Furthermore, the smaller the amount of the insufficient nutrient component (insufficiency degree), the greater the correction value is set to increase the intake of the insufficient nutrient component.

When the correction information includes multiple correction conditions, the correction value setting unit 111 may extract one or multiple corresponding correction conditions, but the latter is preferable because it allows for correction of nutritional components that are more suitable for maintaining the health of the recipient. When multiple correction conditions are extracted, the correction value setting unit 111 sets the correction value using the correction value for each correction condition. Specifically, the correction value setting unit 111 may calculate the average of the correction values under the multiple correction conditions as the correction value, or may set the maximum or minimum value of the correction values under the multiple correction conditions as the correction value. In addition, the correction value setting unit 111 may calculate the correction value that is the first to fifth largest or the first to fifth smallest when the correction values are arranged in numerical order as the correction value.

Since the correction value setting unit 111 can perform correction of nutritional components more suitable for maintaining the health of the recipient, it is preferable to calculate the maximum or minimum correction value under multiple correction conditions as the correction value. In this case, the correction value setting unit 111 first compares the correction values of each extracted correction condition, that is, compares the magnitude of the correction value. Next, the correction value setting unit 111 determines whether the excess or shortage nutrient component is an excess nutrient component or a shortage nutrient component. Then, when the excess or shortage nutrient component is an excess nutrient component, the correction value setting unit 111 calculates the minimum value of the correction values of each correction condition as the correction value. On the other hand, when the excess or shortage nutrient component is a shortage nutrient component, the correction value setting unit 111 calculates the maximum value of the correction values of each correction condition as the correction value.

As a specific example, the correction value in the correction condition can be set as follows. For example, the correction value can be set to less than 1 for a nutrient component estimated to be in excess, and specific examples include 0.01, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, and 0.95. For example, the correction value can be set to 1 for a nutrient component estimated to be neither in excess nor in deficiency. For example, the correction value can be set to a value greater than 1 for a nutrient component estimated to be insufficient, and specific examples include 1.2, 1.25, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 10, and 100. In addition, the correction value may be set to a correction value for multiple related nutrients based on one nutrient component that is in excess or insufficient. For example, the intake of energy is closely related to the intake of sugars (carbohydrates), lipids, and proteins. For this reason, for example, when the nutritional status of the suggested person is estimated to be in excess of energy, among the nutritional components, the correction values of not only energy but also, for example, carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins as the related nutritional components may be set to less than 1. Table 1 below shows specific examples of the calculated correction values of the suggested person. In the specific example of Table 1 below, for example, since the suggested person is estimated to be in excess of energy, the energy correction value is calculated to be 0.8 and the carbohydrate correction value is calculated to be 0.6 from the viewpoint of energy surplus/deficiency. Since the suggested person is further estimated to be in excess of carbohydrates, the carbohydrate correction value is calculated to be 0.7 from the viewpoint of carbohydrate surplus/deficiency. In this case, since the suggested person is determined to be in excess of carbohydrates, the carbohydrate correction value can be set to the minimum value of 0.6.

Next, the target value correction unit 112 corrects the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the proposed person from the nutritional intake target value 1500 and the correction value (S12, target value correction process). Specifically, the correction of the nutritional intake target value 1500 can be calculated by multiplying the nutritional intake target value 1500 by the correction value, or by adding a nutritional component calculated from the correction value and the nutritional intake reference value. When the nutritional intake target value 1500 includes multiple nutritional components, the target value correction unit 112 may correct the value of each nutritional component of the nutritional intake target value 1500, or may correct the value of one or more nutritional components. When the nutritional intake target value 1500 is a numerical range having an upper limit value and a lower limit value, the target value correction unit 112 may correct at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value, for example, or may correct the average value of the upper limit value and the lower limit value. In the latter case, the target value correction unit 112 may set a numerical range based on the nutritional intake target value after correction. The numerical range can be set, for example, within a range of ±15% of the corrected nutritional intake target value, preferably within a range of ±10% or ±5% of the corrected nutritional intake target value.

The meal menu extraction unit 11 then extracts a meal menu suitable for the proposed person from the corrected intake target value as the proposed menu information (S2, meal menu extraction step). After that, steps S3 to S5 are carried out in the same manner as steps S3 to S5 in the processing of the support device 1 of embodiment 1, and the processing of the support device 1A is terminated.

In S11, the correction value setting unit 111 may, for example, without being limited to the above example, set a correction value for the nutritional intake target value from the nutritional management objective conditions of the proposed person and the objective-specific correction information, or may set a correction value for the nutritional intake target value from the intake nutrition information 1501, the nutritional management objective conditions of the proposed person, and the objective-specific correction information. In this case, the memory unit 15 includes, for example, the objective-specific correction information. The objective-specific correction information is information that links the nutritional management objective conditions and the correction value for the nutritional intake target value. In addition, when the meal menu extraction unit 11 extracts meal menus for multiple meals of the proposed person in a specified period, as the correction information for each purpose, each nutritional management objective condition may be linked to a correction value such that the proposed person's nutritional intake target value 1500 in the specified period is met when the proposed person consumes all of the extracted meal menus for the multiple meals, or a correction value such that the proposed person's nutritional intake target value 1500 in the specified period is met when the proposed person consumes some of the extracted meal menus for the multiple meals.

The nutritional management objective condition is, for example, information regarding the objective of performing nutritional management for the diet of the proposed person. The objective of the nutritional management can be, for example, dieting, carbohydrate restriction, maintaining one's body shape, salt, nutritional balance, etc. The correction value can be set appropriately according to the nutritional management objective condition. The objective correction information may link each nutritional management objective condition to a correction value of one type of nutritional component, or to correction values of multiple types of nutritional components. As a specific example, when the nutritional management objective condition is dieting, in the objective correction information, the nutritional management objective condition related to the diet is linked to, for example, a correction value that reduces the calorie value at the nutritional intake target value 1500 among the nutritional components. When the nutritional management objective condition is carbohydrate restriction, in the objective correction information, the nutritional management objective condition related to the carbohydrate restriction is linked to, for example, a correction value that reduces the calorie value and carbohydrate value at the nutritional intake target value 1500 among the nutritional components. When the nutritional management objective condition is body weight maintenance, the nutritional management objective condition for body weight maintenance is associated with a correction value that reduces the calorie value and increases the protein value of the nutritional components at the nutritional intake target value 1500 in the objective correction information. When the nutritional management objective condition is salt, the nutritional management objective condition for salt is associated with a correction value that reduces the salt value of the nutritional components at the nutritional intake target value 1500 in the objective correction information. When the nutritional management objective condition is nutritional balance, the nutritional management objective condition for nutritional balance is associated with a correction value that increases the calorie, carbohydrate, and/or protein values at the nutritional intake target value 1500 so that the calorie, carbohydrate, and/or protein values at the nutritional intake reference value of the proposed person are satisfied when the proposed person takes a part (e.g., one or two meals) of the extracted one-day meal menu (e.g., three meals).

If the correction value is linked to nutritional management objective conditions, first, prior to S1, the terminal of the proposed person or the terminal of the proposer displays the nutritional management objective conditions along with questions about the proposed person's nutritional management, such as "What do you pay attention to when eating?" and "What kind of meal menu would you like us to suggest?", and allows the proposed person or the proposer to select the nutritional management objective conditions for the proposed person.

Next, in S1, the acquisition unit 10 acquires the nutritional management objective conditions of the selected proposer. The storage unit 15 may store the objective-specific correction information including the acquired nutritional management objective conditions as correction information for the proposer.

Then, the correction value setting unit 111 sets the correction value of the nutritional intake target value linked to the acquired nutritional management objective condition as the correction value of the nutritional intake target value of the proposed person (S11, correction value setting process). In addition, if the memory unit 15 stores correction information of the proposed person, the correction value setting unit 111 may read the correction information of the proposed person stored in the memory unit 15, and set the correction value of the nutritional intake target value linked to the stored nutritional management objective condition of the proposed person as the correction value of the nutritional intake target value of the proposed person.

Next, the target value correction unit 112 corrects the nutritional intake target value in the same manner as in S12. The meal menu extraction unit 11 extracts a menu suitable for the proposed person from the corrected nutritional intake target value as the proposed menu information (S2, meal menu extraction process). In this case, the meal menu extraction unit 11 may focus only on the nutritional components linked to the nutritional management objective condition with a correction value and extract a meal menu that satisfies the corrected nutritional intake target value. As a specific example, when the nutritional management objective condition is dieting, a meal menu in which only calories satisfy the proposed person's nutritional intake target value of 1500 among the nutritional component information of the meal menu may be extracted as a meal menu suitable for the proposed person.

According to the support device 1A of this embodiment, the nutritional intake target value of the person to whom the suggestion is made can be corrected, and a meal menu that is more suitable for the person to whom the suggestion is made can be extracted as suggested menu information.

[Embodiment 3]
This embodiment is similar to the support device 1 of the first embodiment, except that a nutritional state estimation unit is provided in addition to the configuration of the support device 1 of the first embodiment, and the description thereof can be used. The support device of this embodiment includes a nutritional state estimation unit, which estimates an estimated nutritional state of the proposed person when the proposed person takes the meal menu in the proposed menu information from information on nutritional components of the meal menu in the proposed menu information and the nutritional intake target value of the proposed person, and the proposed menu transmission unit links the meal menu in the proposed menu information with the estimated nutritional state and transmits it to the proposer. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the proposer can check the estimated nutritional state when the proposed person takes the meal menu in the proposed menu information, for example, when inputting the recommended menu information. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the proposer can select more appropriate recommended menu information according to the proposed person's nutritional state, for example.

Figure 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a support device 1B of this embodiment. As shown in Figure 9, support device 1B further includes a nutritional state estimation unit 16 in addition to the configuration of support device 1 of embodiment 1. The hardware configuration of support device 1B is similar to that of support device 1 of Figure 2, except that the CPU 101 includes the configuration of support device 1B of Figure 9 instead of the configuration of support device 1 of Figure 1, and the nutrition information 150 in memory device 104 (memory unit 15) includes ingested nutrition information 1501 in addition to nutrition target value 1500.

An example of processing in a support system including the support device 1B, first support terminal 2a, and second support terminal 2b of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart in Figure 10. Figure 10 is a flowchart showing an example of processing (S1 to S5, S21) of the support device 1B. Note that in this embodiment, the processing of the first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b is similar to the processing of the first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b of the first embodiment, and therefore will not be described.

First, S1 and S2 are carried out in the same manner as S1 and S2 in the processing of the support device 1 of embodiment 1.

Next, the nutritional state estimation unit 16 of the support device 1B estimates an estimated nutritional state when the suggested person takes the meal menu in the proposed menu information from the information on the nutritional components of the meal menu in the proposed menu information and the suggested person's nutritional intake target value 1500 (S21, nutritional state estimation process). Specifically, the nutritional state estimation unit 16, for example, compares the information on the nutritional components of the meal menu with the suggested person's nutritional intake target value 1500, and estimates the nutritional components that will be in excess or insufficient when the suggested person takes the meal menu. Then, the nutritional state estimation unit 16 estimates the information on the nutritional components that are estimated to be in excess or insufficient as the estimated nutritional state. More specifically, the nutritional state estimation unit 16, for example, compares the information on the nutritional components of the meal menu with the suggested person's nutritional intake target value 1500, and determines whether the nutritional intake target value is less than, the same as (for example, included in a numerical range), or greater than the nutritional intake target value 1500. The nutritional state estimation unit 16 estimates that the nutritional component is insufficient when the nutritional component is less than the nutritional intake target value 1500, estimates that the nutritional component is in a state of neither surplus nor deficiency when the nutritional component is the same as the nutritional intake target value 1500, and estimates that the nutritional component is in an excess state when the nutritional component is more than the nutritional intake target value 1500. In addition, in S2, when a plurality of meal menus are extracted as the proposed menu information by the meal menu extraction unit 11, the nutritional state estimation unit 16 may estimate the estimated nutritional state for one meal menu, may estimate the estimated state for a plurality of meal menus, or may estimate the estimated nutritional state for all the extracted meal menus. The nutritional state estimation unit 16 may estimate the estimated nutritional state when the proposed person takes the meal menu in the proposed menu information from the information on the nutritional components of the meal menu in the proposed menu information, the ingested nutrition information, and the proposed person's nutritional intake target value 1500. In this case, the nutritional state estimation unit 16 calculates the average intake of each nutrient component from the information on the nutritional components of the meal menu in the suggested menu information and the ingested nutrition information, and can perform the same procedure by using the average intake of each nutrient component instead of the information on the nutritional components of the meal menu in the suggested menu information.

Then, the proposed menu sending unit 12 of the support device 1B links the meal menu in the proposed menu information with the estimated nutritional status and sends it to the first support terminal 2a via the communication line network 3 using the communication device 108 (S3, proposed menu sending process).

The estimated nutritional status may be transmitted, for example, by characters, graphs, images, character images, etc., or may be transmitted as instruction information instructing the display of these. The proposed menu transmission unit 12 may transmit, for example, to another terminal instead of or in addition to the first support terminal 2a. The other terminal may be, for example, the second support terminal 2b of the proposed person, or a terminal of an individual or organization that checks or uses the proposed person's health status. Specific examples include terminals of a family, an insurance company, an NPO (Nonprofit Organization), a volunteer group, a government, a company, a health insurance association, etc.

Next, the communication unit 22a of the first support terminal 2a receives the proposed menu information and the estimated nutritional status linked to the meal menu via the communication line network 3 (S103, proposed menu information receiving process).

Then, the display unit 23a of the first support terminal 2a displays the proposed menu information and the estimated nutritional state (S104, proposed menu information display step). The display unit 23a may have, for example, a nutritional state display area. In this case, the estimated nutritional state is displayed, for example, in the nutritional state display area.

The proposer then checks the displayed proposed menu and estimated nutritional state, and selects an arbitrary meal menu from the displayed proposed menu information as a menu recommended by the proposer using the input unit 21a of the first support terminal 2a, and inputs the recommended menu information (S105, recommended menu information input process). At this time, the display unit 23a displays the estimated nutritional state linked to the selected meal menu. Therefore, the proposer can check the estimated nutritional state when the proposed person consumes the selected meal menu and determine the recommended menu information.

S104 and S105 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 11. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an image displayed on the display unit 23a of the first support terminal 2a. As shown in FIG. 11, the display unit 23a of the first support terminal 2a displays the proposed meal menu information 231 and the estimated nutritional state 233 displayed in the nutritional state display area 232. The proposed meal menu information 231 displays the name of the store where the meal menu can be purchased, and the name and image of the meal menu displayed for each meal category. When the proposer selects an image of the meal menu displayed as the proposed meal menu information 231 and inputs the recommended menu information, the estimated nutritional state linked to the selected meal menu is displayed in the nutritional state display area 232. The first support terminal 2a displays a recommendation mark 234 for the recommended menu selected by the proposer.

Then, the input recommended menu information is transmitted to the support device 1 via the communication network 3 by the communication unit 22a of the first support terminal 2a (S106, recommended menu information transmission process).

Then, in the same manner as S4 and S5 in the processing of the support device 1 in embodiment 1, S4 and S5 are carried out, and the processing of the support device 1B is terminated.

The second support terminal 2b performs S201 and S202 in a manner similar to S201 and S202 in embodiment 1, and terminates processing by the second support terminal 2b.

The support device 1B of embodiment 2 may, for example, be provided with a provisional recommended menu receiving unit, a provisional nutritional status estimation unit, and a provisional nutritional status transmission unit instead of or in addition to the nutritional status estimation unit 16.

In this case, when the proposed menu information is received in S103, prior to S104, the proposer inputs tentative recommended menu information through the input unit 21a of the first support terminal 2a (tentative recommended menu input process). The tentative recommended menu information is, for example, information on a meal menu tentatively selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information. When the tentative recommended menu information is input, the communication unit 22a of the first support terminal 2a transmits the tentative recommended menu information to the support device 1B via the communication line network 3.

Prior to S4, the provisional recommendation menu receiving unit receives the provisional recommendation menu information via the communication line network 3 using the communication device 108 (provisional recommendation menu receiving process).

The provisional nutritional state estimation unit estimates a provisional nutritional state of the proposed person when the proposed person consumes the meal menu from the nutritional component information of the meal menu in the provisional recommended menu information and the proposed person's nutritional intake target value 1500 (provisional nutritional state estimation process). The estimation can be performed in the same manner as above, except that in step S11, the information on the meal menu included in the provisional recommended menu information is used instead of the information on the nutritional components of the meal menu included in the proposed menu information.

The provisional nutritional state transmission unit transmits the estimated provisional nutritional state to the proposer's terminal 2a (first support terminal 2a) via the communication network 3 by the communication device 108. The provisional estimated nutritional state may be displayed in the nutritional state display area 232 of the display unit 23a.

In this way, by providing the support device 1B with the provisional recommended menu receiving unit, the provisional nutritional state estimation unit, and the provisional nutritional state transmission unit, the nutritional state of the proposed person can be estimated in real time according to the provisional recommended menu selected by the proposer. Therefore, when the proposer inputs the recommended menu information, the proposer can check the estimated nutritional state if the meal menu in the proposed menu information is consumed, and more appropriate recommended menu information can be selected according to the health state of the proposed person.

[Embodiment 4]
This embodiment is similar to the support device 1B of the third embodiment, except that the support device 1B of the third embodiment includes a character image creation unit, and the character image creation unit creates a character image representing the proposed person from the estimated nutritional state or the tentative estimated nutritional state, and the description thereof can be used. This embodiment can present the estimated nutritional state or the tentative estimated nutritional state as a character image to the proposer. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the proposer can intuitively understand the change in nutritional state when the proposed person takes the meal menu.

Figure 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a support device 1C of this embodiment. As shown in Figure 12, support device 1C further includes a character image creation unit 17. The hardware configuration of support device 1C is similar to that of support device 1 in Figure 2, except that the CPU 101 has the configuration of support device 1C in Figure 12 instead of the configuration of support device 1 in Figure 1, and the nutritional information 150 in memory device 104 (memory unit 15) includes nutritional intake information 1501 in addition to nutritional target value 1500.

An example of the processing in the support device 1C of this embodiment will be described based on the flowchart in Fig. 13 and the explanatory diagram in Fig. 14. In this embodiment, the processing in the first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b is similar to the processing in the first support terminal 2a and the second support terminal 2b of the first embodiment, and therefore the description will be omitted.

First, S1, S2, and S21 are carried out in the same manner as S1, S2, and S21 in the processing of the support device 1B of embodiment 3.

Next, the character image creation unit 17 creates a character image representing the proposer from the nutritional state of the proposer (S31, character image creation step). The character image can also be called an avatar. The character image may be a human-type character image or a non-human-type character image, but the latter is preferable because it makes it easier for the proposer and the proposer to accept the nutritional state of the proposer. The character image creation unit 17 may create the character image by previously associating the estimated nutritional state or the tentative estimated nutritional state with a character image, as shown in character image 4 (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d) in FIG. 14 (A), and extracting a character image of a nutritional state corresponding to the estimated nutritional state. The character image creation unit 17 may also create the character image by, for example, adding a facial expression or the like corresponding to the estimated nutritional state to a character image designated by the proposer or the proposer.

When there are multiple nutritional states, the character image creation unit 17 may create character images corresponding to each of the nutritional states. Examples of the multiple nutritional states include "Well," "Slim," "Anger," "Fat," "Strong (Muscular)," "Beauty," "Weak," and "Dry."

"Well" means, for example, that the nutritional condition of the person receiving the suggestion is good, and specifically, that there is neither surplus nor deficiency when the nutritional information of the meal menu is compared with the person receiving the suggestion's nutritional intake target value of 1,500.

The term "Slim" means, for example, that the recipient is in a state of nutritional deficiency, and specifically means that when the nutritional component information of the meal menu is compared with the recipient's nutritional intake target value of 1,500, there is a deficiency in any one of the nutrients selected from the group consisting of energy (calories), carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

The term "Fat" means, for example, that the recipient is in an excessive nutritional state, and more specifically, that when the nutritional component information of the meal menu is compared with the recipient's nutritional intake target value of 1,500, there is an excess of any one nutritional component selected from the group consisting of energy (calories), carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins.

"Anger" means, for example, a state in which the nutritional status of the person receiving the suggestion is such that there is an excess of salt, and more specifically, means a state in which there is an excess of salt when the nutritional component information of the meal menu is compared with the person receiving the suggestion's nutritional intake target value of 1,500.

The term "Strong (Muscular)" means, for example, a state in which there is an excess of protein in the nutritional state of the recipient, and specifically means a state in which there is an excess of protein when the nutritional component information of the meal menu is compared with the recipient's nutritional intake target value of 1,500.

The term "Beauty" means, for example, that the nutritional status of the recipient is good in terms of vitamins and minerals. Specifically, it means that there is no excess or deficiency of vitamins and minerals when the nutritional information of the meal menu is compared with the recipient's nutritional intake target value of 1,500.

The term "Weak" means, for example, a state in which the nutritional status of the person receiving the suggestion is deficient in vitamins and minerals, and specifically means a state in which vitamins and minerals are deficient when the nutritional component information of the meal menu is compared with the person receiving the suggestion's nutritional intake target value of 1,500.

The term "Dry" means, for example, a state in which the nutritional status of the person receiving the suggestion is deficient in dietary fiber, and specifically means a state in which dietary fiber is deficient when the nutritional component information of the meal menu is compared with the person receiving the suggestion's nutritional intake target value of 1,500.

The "excess" means, for example, when the nutritional component information of the meal menu is compared with the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the proposed person, the ingested nutritional component 1501 is relatively more than the reference value, specifically, when the ingested nutritional component 1501 is relatively 120% or more of the reference value. The "deficiency" means, for example, when the nutritional component information of the meal menu is compared with the nutritional intake target value 1500 of the proposed person, the ingested nutritional component 1501 is relatively less than the reference value, specifically, when the ingested nutritional component 1501 is relatively 80% or less of the reference value. The "good (no excess or deficiency)" means, for example, a state in which, when comparing the nutritional component information of the meal menu with the recipient's nutritional intake target value 1500, there is no excess or deficiency between the ingested nutritional components 1501 and the standard value, and more specifically, it means a state in which the ingested nutritional components 1501 are relatively greater than 80% and less than 120% of the standard value.

Next, the proposed menu transmission unit 12 of the support device 1C links the meal menu in the proposed menu information with the character image and transmits it to the first support terminal 2a via the communication line network 3 by the communication device 108 (S3, proposed menu transmission step). The transmitted character image may be, for example, information about the character image, or information instructing the display of the character image stored in the first support terminal 2a. In addition, the proposed menu transmission unit 12 may, for example, link the character image with the nutritional status represented by the character image and transmit it to the first support terminal 2a.

The transmitted character image is then acquired by the support terminal 2a via the communication unit 22a of the first support terminal 2a. The character image is then displayed on the display unit 23a of the support terminal 2a. The first support terminal 2a may, for example, constantly display the character image in the nutritional status display area. The first support terminal 2a may display identification information, such as the name of the proposer represented by the acquired character image, in the vicinity of the character image representing the corresponding proposer. In addition, the first support terminal 2a may, for example, display the nutritional status represented by the image together with the image.

The support device 1C of the fourth embodiment may change the display method of the character image according to the nutritional state of the suggestee. This allows the support device 1C of the fourth embodiment to more effectively display the estimated nutritional state of the suggestee. When changing the display of the character image, the support device 1C of the fourth embodiment may include a control information acquisition unit that acquires control information for controlling at least one selected from the group consisting of the character's action (FIG. 14(B)), the character's facial expression (FIG. 14(A)), the background image (FIG. 14(C)) that displays the character image, and the display position (FIG. 14(C)) associated with the estimated nutritional state of the suggestee, from the estimated nutritional state of the suggestee. The control information is stored in, for example, the storage device 104. For this reason, the control information acquisition unit acquires control information corresponding to the estimated nutritional state from the storage device 104, for example, based on the estimated nutritional state of the suggestee. In this case, in the support device 1C, the CPU 101 functions as the control information acquisition unit. Then, the proposed menu transmission unit 12 outputs the control information. The control information may be outputted, for example, simultaneously with the character image, or may be outputted separately.

The output character image and control information are then acquired by the first support terminal 2a via the communication unit 22a of the first support terminal 2a. The character image is then controlled based on the control information and displayed on the display unit 23a of the first support terminal 2a.

[Embodiment 5]
In addition to the configuration of the support device 1 of the first embodiment, this embodiment is similar to the support device 1 of the first embodiment except that it includes a purchased food information acquisition unit and an ingested nutrition estimation unit, and estimates the nutritional components ingested by the suggested person from the suggested person's purchased food information and stores the estimated nutritional components. This embodiment estimates the nutritional components ingested by the suggested person from the suggested person's purchased food information and stores the estimated nutritional components. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the nutritional information ingested by the suggested person can be updated based on the food that the suggested person finally ingested. Therefore, according to this embodiment, a meal menu more suitable for the suggested person can be proposed.

Figure 15 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a support device 1D of this embodiment. As shown in Figure 15, in addition to the configuration of support device 1A of embodiment 2, support device 1D further includes a purchased food information acquisition unit 18 and a nutrition intake estimation unit 19. The hardware configuration of support device 1D is similar to that of support device 1 in Figure 2, except that the CPU 101 has the configuration of support device 1D in Figure 15 instead of the configuration of support device 1 in Figure 1, and the nutrition information 150 in memory device 104 (memory unit 15) includes nutrition intake information 1501 in addition to nutrition target value 1500.

An example of processing in a support system including the support device 1D, first support terminal 2a, and second support terminal 2b of this embodiment will be described based on the flowcharts of Figures 16 and 17. Figure 16 is a flowchart showing an example of processing (S1-S5, S41-44) of the support device 1D, and Figure 17 is a flowchart (S201-S202, S211-S212) showing an example of processing of the second support terminal 2b. Note that in this embodiment, the processing of the first support terminal 2a is similar to the processing of the first support terminal 2a of the first embodiment, so a description thereof will be omitted.

First, S1 to S3 are performed in the same manner as S1 to S3 in the processing of the support device 1 of embodiment 1. Although not shown, if the support device 1D has a nutritional state estimation unit 16 like the support device 1B of embodiment 3, S21 may be performed between S2 and S3 in the same manner as S21 in the processing of the support device 1B of embodiment 3.

Next, steps S101 to S106 are carried out in the same manner as steps S101 to S106 in the first support terminal 2a of embodiment 1.

Next, steps S4 to S5 are carried out in the same manner as steps S4 to S5 in the processing of the support device 1 of embodiment 1.

Next, S201 to S202 are carried out in the same manner as S201 to S202 in the second support terminal 2b in embodiment 1.

Next, the proposer inputs the proposed person's purchased food information using the input device 206b of the second support terminal 2b (S211, purchased food information input process). The purchased food information includes information that allows for estimating the purchased food purchased by the proposer. The purchased food information includes, for example, the product name (product name, name) of the purchased food, the serial number, an image of the purchased food, an image of the receipt, an electronic receipt, POS (point of sales) data, image data of nutrient information, the date and time of purchase, and location information such as GPS (Global Positioning System). When the purchased food information includes the GPS information, it may include, for example, information on the menu of a restaurant having location information identified by the GPS information.

The input purchased food information is transmitted by the communication unit 22b of the second support terminal 2b to the support device 1D via the communication line network 3 (S212, purchased food information transmission process). Note that this embodiment is not limited to this, and for example, the input purchased food information may be transmitted to a database 40 outside the system and stored in the external database 40.

A specific example of S211 and S212 will be described. First, the recipient captures (inputs) the receipt of the store where the purchased food was purchased, for example, with the camera of the second support terminal 2b. Then, the second support terminal 2b outputs the image of the captured receipt to the support device 1D as the purchased food information. In the fifth embodiment, the information input by the second support terminal 2b is processed by the support device 1D, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a part or all of the processing performed by the support device 1D may be performed by the second support terminal 2b. As a specific example, the second support terminal 2b may analyze the product name of the purchased food contained in the image of the receipt by a known image recognition means with respect to the identification of the food in the purchased food information, and output the product name to the support device 1D as the purchased food information. In addition, the recipient may directly input the product name, etc. of the purchased food to the second support terminal 2b as the purchased food information, and output the product name to the support device 1D.

Next, the purchased food information acquisition unit 18 of the support device 1D acquires the purchased food information output from the second support terminal 2b via the communication device 108 (S41, purchased food information acquisition process). The purchased food information may be stored in, for example, the memory device 104 (memory unit 15). In this case, the purchased food information acquisition unit 18 acquires the purchased food information from the memory device 104. The purchased food information acquisition unit 18 may also acquire the purchased food information from, for example, an external database 40 in which the purchased food information is stored, or may acquire purchased food information directly input to the support device 1D by the input device 106 of the support device 1D. The purchased food information acquisition unit 18 may, for example, store the acquired purchased food information in the memory device 104.

Next, the nutritional intake estimation unit 19 estimates the nutritional components 1501 taken by the proposed person from the purchased food information and the food intake ratio information (S42, nutritional component estimation process). Specifically, the nutritional intake estimation unit 19 may estimate the nutritional component information by, for example, acquiring information on the nutritional components corresponding to the purchased food from an internal or external database that stores information on the nutritional components of each purchased food, or may estimate the nutritional component information by referring to food component standards such as the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan for the ingredients that make up each purchased food. The database may be, for example, the aforementioned meal DB. The database may be, for example, a database of nutritional component information on products from restaurant chains and convenience stores, such as a nutritional value database of meals provided by Eat Smart Co., Ltd. The database may be, for example, developed in-house. For example, when the purchased food information includes purchased food information on different days, it is preferable that the nutritional intake estimation unit 19 estimates the nutritional component information separately for each day. As a specific example, if the purchased food information includes information on purchased foods for three days, the nutrition intake estimation unit 19 estimates nutritional composition information for the first day based on the purchased food information for the first day, estimates nutritional composition information for the second day based on the purchased food information for the second day, and estimates nutritional composition information for the third day based on the purchased food information for the third day.

Then, the memory unit 15 stores the estimated nutritional components 1501 ingested by the proposed person (S43, storage process), and terminates processing by the support device 1D.

In this embodiment, S211 and S212 are performed after S201 and S202, but S211 and S212 may be performed before S201 and S202.

The support device 1D of embodiment 5 may further include an intake menu estimation unit and an intake menu notification unit.

The intake menu estimation unit estimates the meal menu consumed by the proposed person based on the purchased food information (intake menu estimation process). The intake menu estimation unit can estimate the meal menu by, for example, obtaining the product names of purchased foods included in the purchased food information.

The intake menu notification unit notifies the proposer when the meal menu taken by the proposer is the recommended menu (intake menu notification process). The "meal menu taken by the proposer is the recommended menu" means that the meal menu estimated by the intake menu estimation unit matches the recommended menu.

By providing the support device 1D with the intake menu estimation unit and intake menu notification unit, the proposer can confirm that the proposee has taken the meal menu included in the recommended menu information. Therefore, the proposer can, for example, ask the proposee about his/her impressions of the recommended menu that he/she proposed, thereby promoting communication between the proposer and the proposee.

[Embodiment 6]
The program of this embodiment is a program for causing a computer to execute each step of the meal suggestion support method described above. Specifically, the program of this embodiment is a program for causing a computer to execute an acquisition step, a meal menu extraction step, a suggested menu transmission step, a recommended menu reception step, and an output step.

The acquisition step acquires nutritional information of a proposer who is selected by the proposer of a meal menu and linked to the proposer of the meal menu, the nutritional information of the proposer including the nutritional intake target value of the proposer, the meal menu extraction step extracts a meal menu suitable for the proposer from the nutritional intake target value of the proposer in the nutritional information of the selected proposer as proposed menu information, the proposed menu transmission step transmits the extracted proposed menu information to the proposer, the recommended menu receiving step receives recommended menu information, the recommended menu information being information on the meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information, and the output step outputs the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information to the proposer.

The program of this embodiment can also be said to be a program that causes a computer to function as an acquisition means, a meal menu extraction means, a suggested menu transmission means, a recommended menu receiving means, and an output means.

The program of this embodiment can use the description in the meal suggestion support device and meal suggestion support method of the present invention. For example, the "procedure" in each of the procedures can be read as "processing". The program of this embodiment may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The recording medium is, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The recording medium is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), hard disk (HD), optical disk, floppy (registered trademark) disk (FD), etc.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Various modifications that can be understood by a person skilled in the art can be made to the configuration and details of the present invention within the scope of the present invention.

This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-137210, filed on August 17, 2020, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety.

<Additional Notes>
Some or all of the above-described embodiments and examples may be described as follows, but are not limited to the following supplementary notes.
(Appendix 1)
The system includes a storage unit, an acquisition unit, a meal menu extraction unit, a suggested menu transmission unit, a recommended menu reception unit, and an output unit,
The storage unit is
The nutrition information of the proposer of the meal menu and the proposee linked to the proposer is included,
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The acquisition unit is
Obtain nutritional information of the proposer selected by the proposer;
The meal menu extraction unit,
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission unit
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommendation menu receiving unit
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output unit is
A meal suggestion support device that outputs the suggested menu information and the recommended menu information to the suggestion recipient.
(Appendix 2)
The nutritional intake target value of the recipient is a nutritional intake reference value of the recipient,
The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1, wherein the meal menu extraction unit extracts, as suggested menu information, a meal menu that satisfies the nutritional intake reference value of the person to whom the suggestion is made as the nutritional intake target value of the person to whom the suggestion is made.
(Appendix 3)
The nutritional information of the recipient includes information on nutritional components ingested by the recipient,
The meal menu extraction unit includes a correction value setting unit and a target value correction unit,
The correction value setting unit
Estimating an excess or deficiency of a nutrient component based on the nutrient component ingested by the recipient and the nutrient intake target value of the recipient;
A correction value for the nutritional intake target value is set based on the estimated excess or deficiency of the nutritional component.
The target value correction unit
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction unit,
3. The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1, wherein a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested is extracted as the suggested menu information from the corrected nutritional intake target value.
(Appendix 4)
The meal menu extraction unit includes a correction value setting unit and a target value correction unit,
The storage unit includes correction information for each purpose,
The purpose-specific correction information is information in which a nutritional management purpose condition is linked to a correction value of a nutritional intake target value,
The acquisition unit is
Obtaining the nutritional management objectives of the proposer;
The correction value setting unit
A correction value of the nutritional intake target value is set based on the nutritional management objective condition of the proposed person and the correction information for each objective;
The target value correction unit
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction unit,
A meal suggestion support device as described in any one of appendices 1 to 3, which extracts a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested from the corrected nutritional intake target value as the suggested menu information.
(Appendix 5)
A nutritional state estimation unit is provided,
The nutritional state estimation unit is
estimating an estimated nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu in the proposed menu information based on information on nutritional components of the meal menu in the proposed menu information and the recipient's nutritional intake target value;
The proposed menu transmission unit
5. The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1, wherein the meal menu in the suggested menu information is linked to the estimated nutritional state and transmitted to the proposer.
(Appendix 6)
The meal menu extraction unit,
extracting a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested based on the nutritional intake target value of the person to be suggested and the narrowing down information as the suggested menu information;
The meal suggestion support device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the narrowing-down information is information for narrowing down the meal menu based on specified conditions.
(Appendix 7)
The meal menu extraction unit,
Extracting the meal menu for each meal category;
The proposed menu transmission unit
Sending suggested menu information including the meal category to the suggester;
the recommended menu receiving unit receives recommended menu information including the food category;
The meal suggestion support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the output unit outputs suggested menu information including the meal category and recommended menu information including the meal category to the suggestee.
(Appendix 8)
The system includes a provisional recommended menu receiving unit, a provisional nutritional state estimating unit, and a provisional nutritional state transmitting unit,
The provisional recommendation menu receiving unit
Receive tentative recommended menu information,
The provisionally recommended menu information is information on a meal menu provisionally selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The provisional nutritional state estimation unit is
estimating a provisional nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu based on nutritional component information of the meal menu of the provisional recommended menu information and the nutritional intake target value of the recipient;
The provisional nutritional state transmission unit is
8. The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1, wherein the provisional estimated nutritional state is transmitted to the suggester.
(Appendix 9)
A character image creation unit is provided,
The character image creation unit includes:
creating a character image representing the proposer from the estimated nutritional state or the tentative estimated nutritional state;
The meal suggestion assistance device according to claim 5 or 8, wherein the character image is used as the estimated nutritional state or the provisional estimated nutritional state.
(Appendix 10)
The system includes a purchased food information acquisition unit and a nutrition intake estimation unit,
The purchased food information acquisition unit,
Acquire the proposed person's purchased food information;
The purchased food information includes information that enables an estimation of the food purchased by the proposer,
The nutrient intake estimation unit is
Estimating the nutritional components ingested by the recipient from the purchased food information;
The storage unit is
A meal suggestion support device as described in any one of appendices 1 to 9, which stores the nutritional components ingested by the recipient.
(Appendix 11)
The system further includes an intake menu estimation unit and an intake menu notification unit,
The intake menu estimation unit estimates a meal menu to be consumed by the proposed person based on the purchased food information,
The meal suggestion support device according to claim 10, wherein the intake menu notification unit notifies the proposer when the meal menu taken by the proposee is the recommended menu.
(Appendix 12)
The method includes a storage step, an acquisition step, a meal menu extraction step, a suggested menu transmission step, a recommended menu reception step, and an output step,
The storing step includes:
The nutrition information of the proposer of the meal menu and the proposee linked to the proposer is included,
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The obtaining step includes:
Obtain nutritional information of the proposer selected by the proposer;
The meal menu extraction step includes:
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommended menu receiving step includes:
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output step includes:
The meal suggestion support method further comprises outputting the suggested menu information and the recommended menu information to the suggestion recipient.
(Appendix 13)
The nutritional intake target value of the recipient is a nutritional intake reference value of the recipient,
The meal suggestion support method according to claim 12, wherein the meal menu extraction step extracts, as suggested menu information, a meal menu that satisfies the nutritional intake reference value of the person to whom the suggestion is made, as the nutritional intake target value of the person to whom the suggestion is made.
(Appendix 14)
The nutritional information of the recipient includes information on nutritional components ingested by the recipient,
The meal menu extraction step includes a correction value setting step and a target value correction step,
The correction value setting step includes:
Estimating an excess or deficiency of a nutrient component based on the nutrient component ingested by the recipient and the nutrient intake target value of the recipient;
A correction value for the nutritional intake target value is set based on the estimated excess or deficiency of the nutritional component.
The target value correction step includes:
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction step includes:
14. The meal suggestion support method according to claim 12, further comprising extracting a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested from the corrected nutritional intake target value as the suggested menu information.
(Appendix 15)
The meal menu extraction step includes a correction value setting step and a target value correction step,
The storing step includes correction information for each purpose,
The purpose-specific correction information is information in which a nutritional management purpose condition is linked to a correction value of a nutritional intake target value,
The obtaining step includes:
Obtaining the nutritional management objectives of the proposer;
The correction value setting step includes:
A correction value of the nutritional intake target value is set based on the nutritional management objective condition of the proposed person and the correction information for each objective;
The target value correction step includes:
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction step includes:
A meal suggestion support method according to any one of appendices 12 to 14, wherein a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested is extracted as the suggested menu information from the corrected nutritional intake target value.
(Appendix 16)
A nutritional state estimation step is provided,
The nutritional state estimation step includes:
estimating an estimated nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu in the proposed menu information based on information on nutritional components of the meal menu in the proposed menu information and the recipient's nutritional intake target value;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
A meal suggestion support method according to any one of appendices 12 to 15, wherein the meal menu in the suggested menu information is linked to the estimated nutritional state and transmitted to the proposer.
(Appendix 17)
The meal menu extraction step includes:
extracting a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested based on the nutritional intake target value of the person to be suggested and the narrowing-down information as the suggested menu information;
The meal suggestion support method according to any one of appendices 12 to 16, wherein the narrowing-down information is information for narrowing down the meal menu based on specified conditions.
(Appendix 18)
The meal menu extraction step includes:
Extracting the meal menu for each meal category;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
Sending suggested menu information including the meal category to the suggester;
The recommended menu receiving step receives recommended menu information including the food category,
A meal suggestion support method according to any one of appendices 12 to 17, wherein the output step outputs suggested menu information including the meal category and recommended menu information including the meal category to the suggestee.
(Appendix 19)
The method includes a provisional recommended menu receiving step, a provisional nutritional state estimating step, and a provisional nutritional state transmitting step,
The provisional recommendation menu receiving step includes:
Receive tentative recommended menu information,
The provisionally recommended menu information is information on a meal menu provisionally selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The provisional nutritional state estimation step includes:
estimating a provisional nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu based on nutritional component information of the meal menu of the provisional recommended menu information and the nutritional intake target value of the recipient;
The provisional nutritional state transmission step includes:
19. The meal suggestion support method according to any one of appendices 12 to 18, further comprising transmitting the provisional estimated nutritional state to the suggester.
(Appendix 20)
A character image creation process is provided,
The character image creation step includes:
creating a character image representing the proposer based on the estimated nutritional state or the tentative estimated nutritional state;
20. The method for assisting with meal suggestions according to claim 16 or 19, wherein the character image is used as the estimated nutritional state or the provisional estimated nutritional state.
(Appendix 21)
The method includes a purchased food information acquisition step and a nutrition intake estimation step,
The purchased food information acquisition step includes:
Acquire the proposed person's purchased food information;
The purchased food information includes information that enables an estimation of the food purchased by the proposer,
The nutrient intake estimation step includes:
Estimating the nutritional components ingested by the recipient from the purchased food information;
The storing step includes:
21. A meal suggestion support method according to any one of appendices 12 to 20, further comprising storing nutritional components ingested by the person to whom the suggestion is to be made.
(Appendix 22)
The method further includes a menu estimation step and a menu notification step,
The intake menu estimation step estimates a meal menu that the proposed person will consume based on the purchased food information,
22. The meal suggestion support method according to claim 21, wherein the intake menu notification step notifies the proposer when the meal menu taken by the proposee is the recommended menu.
(Appendix 23)
A program for causing a computer to execute an acquisition step, a meal menu extraction step, a suggested menu transmission step, a recommended menu reception step, and an output step:
The acquisition step includes:
Obtain nutritional information of a person who is selected by a proposer of a meal menu and is associated with the proposer of the meal menu;
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The meal menu extraction step includes:
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommendation menu receiving step includes:
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output step includes:
The proposed menu information and the recommended menu information are output to the proposer.
(Appendix 24)
The nutritional intake target value of the recipient is a nutritional intake reference value of the recipient,
The program according to claim 23, wherein the meal menu extraction step extracts, as suggested menu information, a meal menu that satisfies the nutritional intake reference value of the person to whom the suggestion is made, as the nutritional intake target value of the person to whom the suggestion is made.
(Appendix 25)
The nutritional information of the recipient includes information on nutritional components ingested by the recipient,
The meal menu extraction step includes a correction value setting step and a target value correction step,
The correction value setting step includes:
Estimating an excess or deficiency of a nutrient component based on the nutrient component ingested by the recipient and the nutrient intake target value of the recipient;
A correction value for the nutritional intake target value is set based on the estimated excess or deficiency of the nutritional component.
The target value correction procedure includes:
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction step includes:
A program as described in appendix 23 or 24, which extracts a meal menu suitable for the recipient from the corrected nutritional intake target value as the suggested menu information.
(Appendix 26)
The meal menu extraction step includes a correction value setting step and a target value correction step,
The storage procedure includes correction information for each purpose,
The purpose-specific correction information is information in which a nutritional management purpose condition is linked to a correction value of a nutritional intake target value,
The acquisition step includes:
Obtaining the nutritional management objectives of the proposer;
The correction value setting step includes:
A correction value of the nutritional intake target value is set based on the nutritional management objective condition of the proposed person and the correction information for each objective;
The target value correction procedure includes:
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction step includes:
A program described in any one of appendices 23 to 25, which extracts a meal menu suitable for the recipient from the corrected nutritional intake target value as the suggested menu information.
(Appendix 27)
Equipped with a nutritional status estimation procedure;
The nutritional state estimation step includes:
estimating an estimated nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu in the proposed menu information based on information on nutritional components of the meal menu in the proposed menu information and the recipient's nutritional intake target value;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
A program described in any one of appendices 23 to 26, which links the meal menu in the proposed menu information with the estimated nutritional status and sends it to the proposer.
(Appendix 28)
The meal menu extraction step includes:
extracting a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested based on the nutritional intake target value of the person to be suggested and the narrowing down information as the suggested menu information;
A program described in any one of Appendices 23 to 27, wherein the narrowing-down information is information for narrowing down the meal menu based on specified conditions.
(Appendix 29)
The meal menu extraction step includes:
Extracting the meal menu for each meal category;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
Sending suggested menu information including the meal category to the suggester;
The recommended menu receiving step receives recommended menu information including the food category;
The program described in any one of Appendices 23 to 28, wherein the output step outputs suggested menu information including the meal category and recommended menu information including the meal category to the suggestee.
(Appendix 30)
The method includes a provisional recommended menu receiving step, a provisional nutritional state estimating step, and a provisional nutritional state transmitting step,
The provisional recommendation menu receiving step includes:
Receive tentative recommended menu information,
The provisionally recommended menu information is information on a meal menu provisionally selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The provisional nutritional state estimation procedure includes:
estimating a provisional nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu based on nutritional component information of the meal menu of the provisional recommended menu information and the nutritional intake target value of the recipient;
The provisional nutritional status transmission step includes:
30. The program of any one of appendices 23 to 29, which transmits the provisional estimated nutritional status to the proposer.
(Appendix 31)
Equipped with character image creation procedures,
The character image creation procedure includes:
creating a character image representing the proposer based on the estimated nutritional state or the tentative estimated nutritional state;
The program described in appendix 27 or 30, wherein the character image is used as the estimated nutritional state or the tentative estimated nutritional state.
(Appendix 32)
The method includes a purchased food information acquisition step and a nutrition intake estimation step,
The step of acquiring purchased food information includes:
Acquire the proposed person's purchased food information;
The purchased food information includes information that enables an estimation of the food purchased by the proposer,
The nutrition intake estimation step includes:
Estimating the nutritional components ingested by the recipient from the purchased food information;
The storage step includes:
A program described in any one of appendices 23 to 31, which stores the nutritional components ingested by the recipient.
(Appendix 33)
The method further includes a menu estimation step and a menu notification step,
The intake menu estimation step estimates a meal menu that the proposed person will consume based on the purchased food information;
The program according to claim 32, wherein the intake menu notification step notifies the proposer when the meal menu taken by the proposee is the recommended menu.
(Appendix 34)
A computer-readable recording medium having a program according to any one of appendices 23 to 33 recorded thereon.
(Appendix 35)
An input unit, a communication unit, and a display unit,
The input unit is
The proposer selection information and the recommendation menu can be input;
The communication unit is
A device capable of communicating with the meal suggestion support device according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The display unit is
A meal suggestion assistance terminal capable of displaying the extracted meal menu information.
(Appendix 36)
A communication unit and a display unit are provided.
The communication unit is
A device capable of communicating with the meal suggestion support device according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The display unit is
a meal suggestion assistance terminal capable of displaying information on the extracted meal menu and information on recommended meal menus recommended to the suggester;
(Appendix 37)
A system including a first terminal, a second terminal, and a server,
the first terminal, the second terminal, and the server are connectable via a communication line network outside the system;
The first terminal comprises:
An input unit, a communication unit, and a display unit,
The input unit is
The proposer selection information and the recommendation menu can be inputted;
The communication unit is
capable of communicating with the server;
The display unit is
The extracted meal menu information can be displayed,
The second terminal comprises:
A communication unit and a display unit are provided.
The communication unit is
capable of communicating with the server;
The display unit is
The extracted meal menu information and the recommended meal menu information recommended by the proposer can be displayed;
The first terminal, the second terminal, and the server as a whole
The system includes a storage unit, an acquisition unit, a meal menu extraction unit, a suggested menu transmission unit, a recommended menu reception unit, and an output unit,
The storage unit is
The nutrition information of the proposer of the meal menu and the proposee linked to the proposer is included,
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The acquisition unit is
Obtain nutritional information of the proposer selected by the proposer;
The meal menu extraction unit,
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutrition information of the selected suggested person and the nutrition intake target value of the suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission unit
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommendation menu receiving unit
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output unit is
A meal suggestion support system that outputs the suggested menu information and the recommended menu information to the suggestion recipient.
(Appendix 38)
The nutritional intake target value of the recipient is a nutritional intake reference value of the recipient,
The meal suggestion support system according to claim 37, wherein the meal menu extraction unit extracts, as suggested menu information, a meal menu that satisfies the nutritional intake reference value of the person to whom the suggestion is made as the nutritional intake target value of the person to whom the suggestion is made.
(Appendix 39)
The nutritional information of the recipient includes information on nutritional components ingested by the recipient,
The first terminal, the second terminal, and the server as a whole
The meal menu extraction unit includes a correction value setting unit and a target value correction unit,
The correction value setting unit
Estimating an excess or deficiency of a nutrient component based on the nutrient component ingested by the recipient and the nutrient intake target value of the recipient;
A correction value for the nutritional intake target value is set based on the estimated excess or deficiency of the nutritional component.
The target value correction unit
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction unit,
A meal suggestion support system as described in appendix 37 or 38, which extracts a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested from the corrected nutritional intake target value as the suggested menu information.
(Appendix 40)
The meal menu extraction unit includes a correction value setting unit and a target value correction unit,
The storage unit includes correction information for each purpose,
The purpose-specific correction information is information in which a nutritional management purpose condition is linked to a correction value of a nutritional intake target value,
The acquisition unit is
Obtaining the nutritional management objectives of the proposer;
The correction value setting unit
A correction value of the nutritional intake target value is set based on the nutritional management objective condition of the proposed person and the correction information for each objective;
The target value correction unit
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction unit,
A meal suggestion support system according to any one of appendices 37 to 39, which extracts a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested from the corrected nutritional intake target value as the suggested menu information.
(Appendix 41)
The first terminal, the second terminal, and the server as a whole
A nutritional state estimation unit is provided,
The nutritional state estimation unit is
estimating an estimated nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu in the proposed menu information based on information on nutritional components of the meal menu in the proposed menu information and the recipient's nutritional intake target value;
The proposed menu transmission unit
41. A meal suggestion support system as described in any one of appendices 37 to 40, which links the meal menu in the suggested menu information with the estimated nutritional status and transmits it to the proposer.
(Appendix 42)
The meal menu extraction unit,
extracting a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested based on the nutritional intake target value of the person to be suggested and the narrowing-down information as the suggested menu information;
42. The meal suggestion support system according to any one of appendices 37 to 41, wherein the narrowing-down information is information for narrowing down the meal menu based on specified conditions.
(Appendix 43)
The meal menu extraction unit,
Extracting the meal menu for each meal category;
The proposed menu transmission unit
Sending suggested menu information including the meal category to the suggester;
the recommended menu receiving unit receives recommended menu information including the food category;
A meal suggestion support system as described in any one of Appendices 37 to 42, wherein the output unit outputs suggested menu information including the meal category and recommended menu information including the meal category to the suggestee.
(Appendix 44)
The first terminal, the second terminal, and the server as a whole
The system includes a provisional recommended menu receiving unit, a provisional nutritional state estimating unit, and a provisional nutritional state transmitting unit,
The provisional recommendation menu receiving unit
Receive tentative recommended menu information,
The provisionally recommended menu information is information on a meal menu provisionally selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The provisional nutritional state estimation unit is
estimating a provisional nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu based on nutritional component information of the meal menu of the provisional recommended menu information and the nutritional intake target value of the recipient;
The provisional nutritional state transmission unit is
44. The meal suggestion support system according to any one of appendices 37 to 43, wherein the provisional estimated nutritional status is transmitted to the suggester.
(Appendix 45)
The first terminal, the second terminal, and the server as a whole
A character image creation unit is provided,
The character image creation unit includes:
creating a character image representing the proposer based on the estimated nutritional state or the tentative estimated nutritional state;
45. The meal suggestion support system according to claim 41, wherein the character image is used as the estimated nutritional state or the provisional estimated nutritional state.
(Appendix 46)
The first terminal, the second terminal, and the server as a whole
The system includes a purchased food information acquisition unit and a nutrition intake estimation unit,
The purchased food information acquisition unit,
Acquire the proposed person's purchased food information;
The purchased food information includes information that enables an estimation of the food purchased by the proposer,
The nutrient intake estimation unit is
Estimating the nutritional components ingested by the recipient from the purchased food information;
The storage unit is
46. A meal suggestion support system as described in any one of appendices 37 to 45, which stores nutritional components ingested by the recipient.
(Appendix 47)
The first terminal, the second terminal, and the server as a whole
The system further includes an intake menu estimation unit and an intake menu notification unit,
The intake menu estimation unit estimates a meal menu to be consumed by the proposed person based on the purchased food information,
The meal suggestion support system according to claim 46, wherein the intake menu notification unit notifies the proposer when the meal menu taken by the proposee is the recommended menu.

The present invention can extract a meal menu suitable for a proposed person from the proposed person's nutritional information as proposed menu information. In addition, recommended menu information recommended by the proposer can be output to the proposed person from the proposed menu information. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the proposer can propose a meal menu suitable for the proposed person based on the proposed person's nutritional information. Therefore, the present invention is extremely useful in the food field, preventive medicine field, and the like.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Meal suggestion support device 10 Acquisition unit 11 Meal menu extraction unit 111 Correction value setting unit 112 Target value correction unit 12 Proposed menu transmission unit 13 Recommended menu reception unit 14 Output unit 15 Memory unit 150 Nutrition information 1500 Nutrition intake target value 1501 Ingested nutritional components 16 Nutritional state estimation unit 17 Character image creation unit 18 Purchased food information acquisition unit 19 Ingested nutrition estimation unit 101, 201 CPU
102, 202 Memory 103, 203 Bus 104, 204 Storage device 105, 205 Program 106 Input device 107 Display 108 Communication device 2a, 2b Support terminal 21 Input unit 22 Communication unit 23 Display unit 3 Communication line network

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The system includes a storage unit, an acquisition unit, a meal menu extraction unit, a suggested menu transmission unit, a recommended menu reception unit, an output unit, a purchased food information acquisition unit, and a nutrition intake estimation unit,
The storage unit is
The nutrition information of the proposer of the meal menu and the proposee linked to the proposer is included,
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The acquisition unit is
Obtain nutritional information of the proposer selected by the proposer;
The meal menu extraction unit,
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission unit
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommendation menu receiving unit
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output unit is
outputting the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information to the proposer;
The purchased food information acquisition unit,
Acquire the proposed person's purchased food information;
The purchased food information includes information that enables an estimation of the food purchased by the proposer,
The nutrient intake estimation unit is
Estimating the nutritional components ingested by the recipient from the purchased food information;
The storage unit is
storing the nutritional components ingested by the respondent;
The device further includes an intake menu estimation unit and an intake menu notification unit,
The intake menu estimation unit estimates a meal menu to be consumed by the proposed person based on the purchased food information,
The intake menu notification unit notifies the proposer when the meal menu taken by the proposee is a meal menu specified in the recommended menu information. The nutritional intake target value of the recipient is a nutritional intake reference value of the recipient,
2. The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1, wherein the meal menu extraction unit extracts, as suggested menu information, a meal menu that satisfies the nutritional intake reference value of the person to whom the suggestion is made, as the nutritional intake target value of the person to whom the suggestion is made. The nutritional information of the recipient includes information on nutritional components ingested by the recipient,
The meal menu extraction unit includes a correction value setting unit and a target value correction unit.
The correction value setting unit
Estimating an excess or deficiency of a nutrient component based on the nutrient component ingested by the recipient and the nutrient intake target value of the recipient;
A correction value for the nutritional intake target value is set based on the estimated excess or deficiency of the nutritional component.
The target value correction unit
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction unit,
3. The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1, further comprising: extracting a meal menu suitable for the person to whom the suggestion is to be made from the corrected nutritional intake target value as the suggested menu information. The meal menu extraction unit includes a correction value setting unit and a target value correction unit.
The storage unit includes correction information for each purpose,
The purpose-specific correction information is information in which a nutritional management purpose condition is linked to a correction value of a nutritional intake target value,
The acquisition unit is
Obtaining the nutritional management objectives of the proposer;
The correction value setting unit
A correction value of the nutritional intake target value is set based on the nutritional management objective condition of the proposed person and the correction information for each objective;
The target value correction unit
correcting the nutritional intake target value based on the nutritional intake target value and the correction value;
The meal menu extraction unit,
The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1 , further comprising: extracting, from the corrected nutritional intake target value, a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested as the suggested menu information. A nutritional state estimation unit is provided,
The nutritional state estimation unit is
estimating an estimated nutritional state of the recipient when the recipient consumes the meal menu in the proposed menu information based on information on nutritional components of the meal menu in the proposed menu information and the recipient's nutritional intake target value;
The proposed menu transmission unit
The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1 , wherein the meal menu in the suggested menu information is linked to the estimated nutritional state and transmitted to the proposer. The meal menu extraction unit,
extracting a meal menu suitable for the person to be suggested based on the nutritional intake target value of the person to be suggested and the narrowing-down information as the suggested menu information;
The meal suggestion assistance device according to claim 1 , wherein the narrowing-down information is information for narrowing down the meal menu based on a specified condition. The meal menu extraction unit,
Extracting the meal menu for each meal category;
The proposed menu transmission unit
Sending suggested menu information including the meal category to the suggester;
the recommended menu receiving unit receives recommended menu information including the food category;
The meal suggestion support device according to claim 1 , wherein the output unit outputs suggested menu information including the meal category and recommended menu information including the meal category to the suggestee. The method includes a storage step, an acquisition step, a meal menu extraction step, a suggested menu transmission step, a recommended menu reception step, an output step, a purchased food information acquisition step, and a nutrition intake estimation step,
The storing step includes:
The nutrition information of the proposer of the meal menu and the proposee linked to the proposer is included,
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The obtaining step includes:
Obtain nutritional information of the proposer selected by the proposer;
The meal menu extraction step includes:
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommended menu receiving step includes:
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output step includes:
outputting the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information to the proposer;
The purchased food information acquisition step includes:
Acquire the proposed person's purchased food information;
The purchased food information includes information that enables an estimation of the food purchased by the proposer,
The nutrient intake estimation step includes:
Estimating the nutritional components ingested by the recipient from the purchased food information;
The storing step includes:
storing the nutritional components ingested by the respondent;
The method further includes a menu estimation step and a menu notification step,
The intake menu estimation step estimates a meal menu that the proposed person will consume based on the purchased food information,
the intake menu notifying step notifies the proposer when the meal menu taken by the proposer is a meal menu specified by the recommended menu information;
A meal suggestion support method, wherein each of the steps is executed by a computer. A program for causing a computer to execute an acquisition step, a meal menu extraction step, a suggested menu transmission step, a recommended menu reception step, an output step, a purchased food information acquisition step, a nutrition intake estimation step , and a storage step :
The acquisition step includes:
Obtain nutritional information of a person who is selected by a proposer of a meal menu and is associated with the proposer of the meal menu;
The nutritional information of the recipient includes a nutritional intake target value of the recipient,
The meal menu extraction step includes:
extracting a meal menu suitable for the suggested person as suggested menu information from the nutritional intake target value of the suggested person in the nutritional information of the selected suggested person;
The proposed menu transmission step includes:
Transmitting the extracted suggested menu information to the proposer;
The recommendation menu receiving step includes:
Receive recommended menu information,
the recommended menu information is information on a meal menu selected by the proposer in the proposed menu information,
The output step includes:
outputting the proposed menu information and the recommended menu information to the proposer;
The step of acquiring purchased food information includes:
Acquire the proposed person's purchased food information;
The purchased food information includes information that enables an estimation of the food purchased by the proposer,
The nutrition intake estimation step includes:
Estimating the nutritional components ingested by the recipient from the purchased food information;
The storage step includes:
storing the nutritional components ingested by the respondent;
The method further includes a menu estimation step and a menu notification step,
The intake menu estimation step estimates a meal menu that the proposed person will consume based on the purchased food information;
The intake menu notification step notifies the proposer when the meal menu taken by the proposee is a meal menu specified in the recommended menu information.

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