JPH09259108A - Calorie calculation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To judge whether the calorie value of a food that is selected by a customer is proper to him. SOLUTION: When a customer identification information is inputted via an ID card 1, the proper calorie value for a customer is outputted from a data base 2 based on the customer information on the age, height, weight, etc., of the customer. On the other hand, the calorie value of a food that is selected by the customer is outputted from a data base 4. If the difference between two outputted calorie values is out of a prescribed range, the customer is warned via a caution device 9. At the same time, the food having a difference between both calorie values included within the prescribed range is shown to the customer via a proper food information display device 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a calorie calculation system, and more particularly to a system for calorie calculation of a dish selected by a customer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the improvement of eating habits and the increase in favorite foods, foods with high calories can be easily obtained. On the other hand, people's physical activity tends to decrease as their lifestyles become more diverse and convenient. Therefore, obesity due to overnutrition causes adult diseases and the like, which is a serious problem.

In order to prevent this, it is necessary to properly take nutrition in addition to proper exercise. As a result, there is increasing interest in managing calories in the diet.

Conventionally, there is a technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 57-6963 as a device for calculating calories.
This is to read a bar code or a magnetic code given to a food and output the calorie value of the food according to the read content.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-124763 describes a technique for displaying a proper calorie value for a person by inputting data such as sex, age and height.

[0006]

The prior art described above is
It just calculates the calories of the dish and displays or prints it. For this reason, there is a drawback that the customer himself must understand the meaning of the calculation result and judge whether or not the dish selected by himself is appropriate for himself.

Further, even if the calorie value is calculated, there is a drawback that the customer himself has to decide what kind of meal should be taken based on the calorie value.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and its purpose is to judge whether the calorie value of a dish selected by a customer is a proper value for the customer. It is to provide a calorie calculation system that can. Another object of the present invention is to provide a calorie calculation system that recommends a dish having a proper calorie value when the calorie value of the dish selected by the customer is not a proper value for the customer.

[0009]

A calorie calculation system according to the present invention is an appropriate calorie output for outputting an appropriate calorie which is an appropriate calorie to be ingested by a customer according to customer information such as age, height and weight of the customer. Means, a selected calorie output means for outputting a selected calorie which is a calorie for the dish selected by the customer, and warns the customer when the difference between the proper calorie and the selected calorie is a value outside a predetermined range. And a warning means.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The operation of the present invention is as follows.

According to customer information such as customer's age, height, weight, etc., an appropriate calorie which is an appropriate calorie to be ingested by the customer is output from the database. Moreover, the selected calorie which is the calorie for the dish selected by the customer is output from the database. If the difference between the proper calorie and the selected calorie is outside the predetermined range, the customer is warned. When the difference between the proper calorie and the selected calorie is outside the predetermined range, the customer is notified of the dishes whose difference is within the range.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of a calorie calculation system according to the present invention. In the figure,
A calorie calculation system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a customer database (Data Base) 2 that stores customer information such as age, height, and weight, and a customer in the database 2 in response to input of identification information by an ID card 1. Based on the information, the appropriate information calculation unit 3 that calculates the appropriate calories for the customer, the calorie database 4 that stores the calorie information for each dish provided at the store, and the calorie information selected by the customer A calorie information retrieval unit 5 that searches for calorie information of a dish and calculates a selected calorie value that is the total calorie value of the dish; Difference calculating unit 8 for comparing and calculating the absolute value of the calculated difference value and an arbitrary threshold value
And when the difference value calculated by comparison is positive,
It is composed of a caution device 9 that calls the customer's attention.

It is assumed that the threshold value is stored in the memory 7 in advance. If necessary, the value may be rewritable.

Further, in the system of this example, when the difference value from the threshold value becomes negative, the customer is cautioned and the appropriate dish information display device 10 that recommends the dish that has an appropriate calorie value. It is configured to include and.

Here, as the medium of the ID card 1, for example, a magnetic card or a card on which a bar code is printed can be considered. It is desirable to use an employee card or credit card as this ID card.

In such a structure, the customer has an ID card in which identification information such as an employee number for identifying the customer is recorded. Then, using a card reader (not shown), customer information is read from the ID card 1, and based on the read information, customer information such as age, height, and weight of the customer is read from the database. Then, based on the customer information, the calorie value to be collected by the customer is calculated.

For example, if the age is 40 and the height is 165c
If it is m and the body weight is 70 kg, it is overweight. Therefore, the calories that should be taken for lunch are within the allowable range, centering on 300 calories having an average value of 400 calories or less, and ranging from 250 calories to 350 calories. If the customer selects the A menu of 200 calories, the B menu of 150 calories, and the C menu of 100 calories for lunch, the total calories will be 450 calories. Comparing the total calories of 450 calories to the proper 300 calories to be collected by the customer, 150 calories are exceeded. And, it exceeds the allowable range of 350 calories.

In this case, the caution device 9 clearly indicates to the customer that the calorie value exceeds the proper calorie value of the customer and the amount of the overage. In addition, in order to suppress the amount of calories to an appropriate amount, instead of the overcooked cooking menu, another menu that does not exceed the appropriate caloric value is announced and recommended. For example, instead of the food A menu, the customer is instructed to eat another D menu of 100 calories.

On the other hand, when the total calories of the food selected by the customer is 250 calories or less, on the other hand, be careful that proper calories cannot be taken, and how many more calories should be collected and the calories value and An appropriate food menu is presented to the customer by the display device 10.

That is, when the difference between the proper calorie and the selected calorie is not within the range of the above threshold, the calorie database 4 is searched for and displays the dishes within the range. Multiple types of recommended candidates may be displayed.

The embodiment of the present invention will be described more specifically.

When the present invention is applied to a so-called cafeteria-style employee cafeteria, it is as follows. That is, in the case of the cafeteria method, the employee, who is a customer, freely selects the food, places it on the tray, and moves it. When an ID card such as an employee ID card is read by a card reader when a dish is selected, it is possible to recognize that the employee has selected the dish. Each time a dish is selected, the calorie value of that dish is accumulated, and based on this accumulated value, the above-mentioned appropriateness information and the threshold value are compared. Then, as described above, attention should be given when the threshold value is exceeded.

The present invention can also be applied to so-called convenience stores and the like. For example, a database of a bar code attached to a dish or food and a calorie value of the dish or the like is created, and a bar code reader and a display device are provided in the section for cooking or food. When the customer selects a favorite dish or the like, the customer can calculate the total calorie value of the dish or the like by scanning the barcode before the checkout. Then, the ID card may be read before reading the barcode.

In this case, the ID card may be a credit card, a membership card, or the like that can be commonly used in chain stores such as convenience stores. In this way, only the customer who owns the card can receive the above-mentioned service of alerting by calorie calculation.

In the above embodiments, the customer information recorded in the customer database is exemplified by age, height and weight. However, in addition to these, sex and job content (discrimination of desk work, manual labor, etc.) You may keep a record. In addition, various information may be recorded as necessary. The customer information in the database may be updated regularly.

The customer information may be recorded in the ID card 1 instead of being recorded in the database. That way you don't need a database. In this case, the storage capacity of the ID card becomes a problem, but if a well-known IC card is used as the recording medium, a sufficient storage capacity can be secured, so that there is no problem.

Further, in this example, the caution device 9 and the display device 1
In 0, attention is given by the display, but the present invention is not limited to this, and attention may be given only by voice or by using display and voice together.

As described above, since the proper calorie is calculated for each customer, the proper calorie value for each customer is compared with the calorie value of the dish selected by the customer, and whether or not the dish is appropriate for the customer Can be automatically determined. As a result, the customer can be careful not to eat too much caloric food or, conversely, to have insufficient calorie.

Further, since the calorie suitable for the customer is calculated for each dish, if the dish selected by the customer is incorrect, the customer can be recommended to the proper dish, so that the customer can choose the proper calorie. You can have a good meal. As a result, the customer does not need to worry about the food menu and can select an appropriate food.

The present invention can take the following aspects in connection with the description of the claims.

(6) The warning means notifies the customer by the display.
The calorie calculation system according to any one of to 5.

(7) The warning means notifies the customer by outputting a voice.
The calorie calculation system according to any one of to 5.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, by calculating an appropriate calorie for each customer, comparing the calorie value with the calorie value of the dish selected by the customer, and paying attention according to the result, the selected dish is selected. It is possible to easily judge whether the calorie value of is a proper value for the customer. Furthermore, when the calorie value of the dish selected by the customer is not appropriate, it is possible to recommend a dish having an appropriate calorie value.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a calorie calculation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ID card 2 Customer calorie database 3 Appropriate information calculation unit 4 Calorie database 5 Calorie information retrieval unit 6, 8 Difference calculation unit 7 Memory 9 Caution device 10 Appropriate information display unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An appropriate calorie output means for outputting an appropriate calorie which is an appropriate calorie to be ingested by the customer according to customer information such as age, height and weight of the customer, and a calorie for a dish selected by the customer. A calorie calculation comprising: a selected calorie output means for outputting a selected calorie, and a warning means for warning the customer when the difference between the proper calorie and the selected calorie is a value outside a predetermined range. system. 2. The calorie calculation system according to claim 1, wherein the warning means notifies the customer of at least a value of a difference between the proper calorie and the selected calorie. 3. If the difference between the proper calorie and the selected calorie is a value outside the predetermined range, the method further includes a dish recommending means for notifying the customer of dishes whose difference falls within the predetermined range. The calorie calculation system according to claim 1 or 2. 4. The customer identification information is recorded on an ID card, and the proper calorie output means is a customer database in which the customer identification information and the customer information are associated with each other, and the ID.
4. The calorie calculation system according to claim 1, further comprising a customer information reading unit that reads out customer information corresponding to the identification information read from the card and input from the customer database. 5. The selected calorie output means reads out, from the cooking database, a cooking database in which the dish selected by the customer and the calorie of the dish are associated with each other, and the calorie corresponding to the dish selected by the customer. The calorie calculation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: cooking information reading means.