JPH09288695A - Shopping helper system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To purchase materials required for a menu for a required amount without omission and to shorten the time for searching for a place where a product to be purchased is present inside a shop. SOLUTION: An input device 1 reads the information of the materials required for the menu and a required amount per person and the information of the number of persons to be provided with the menu. A data processor 2 prepares the list of the items and the amount of the materials based on the information of the menu and the number of the persons read by the input device 1 and adds the display places of the respective items retrieved based on product display information stored in a storage device 3 to the list of the items and the amount. An output device 4 outputs the information of item names required for the menu, the required amount and the display places of the respective items based on the list of the items and the amount prepared by the data processor 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shopping helper system for improving the efficiency of shopping at a store, and in particular,
The present invention relates to a shopping helper system that creates a list of products required for a menu selected by shoppers and further displays the display location of the products in a store.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional example for improving the efficiency of shopping at a store, for example, there is a technique described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-42979. In this technology, as a service for shoppers, information such as guidance in the store and ingredients for specific dishes are displayed.

[0003]

However, in this conventional technique, since the ingredients are only displayed for a particular dish, it is desired to buy as many ingredients as necessary for the menu without leaking them. There is a problem that it does not satisfy the needs of shoppers.

In addition, although the information is displayed in the store, it does not display the display location of individual products required by the shopper, so it takes time to find the place where the desired product is in the store. There was a problem of this.

An object of the present invention is to make menu-based shopping more efficient.

Another object of the present invention is to make it possible to buy the materials necessary for the menu without leaking and as much as necessary.

Another object of the present invention is to shorten the time for searching for a place in a store where a product to be bought is located.

[0008]

The first shopping helper system of the present invention creates a list of items and quantities of materials required for menu based on the information of menu and number of people, and displays each item in the store. A data processor is provided for adding a location to the list of items and quantities.

The second shopping helper system of the present invention is an input device for reading information on materials required for menu and quantity required per person, and information on the number of people to be provided with the menu, and the input device. A data processing device that creates a list of material items and quantities based on the read menu and the number of people, and the item name and item necessary for the menu based on the list of items and quantities created by the data processing device. And an output device for outputting the required quantity of information.

The third shopping helper system of the present invention is a storage device that stores, for each product, product display information indicating where the handled product is displayed in the store, and a list of items and quantities of materials required for menu. On the other hand, on the basis of the data processing device for adding the display location of each item searched based on the product display information stored in the storage device, and the list of the item and quantity created by the data processing device, And an output device for outputting information on the required display location of each item.

The fourth shopping helper system according to the present invention is such that information about materials required for menu and quantity required per person, an input device for reading information on the number of people who are provided with the menu, and products to be handled are in stores. A storage device that stores, for each product, product display information indicating where the product is displayed,
Based on the information on the menu and the number of people read by the input device, a list of material items and quantities is created, and the display location of each item retrieved based on the product display information stored in the storage device is referred to as the item. Based on the data processing device to be added to the quantity list and the item and quantity list created by the data processing device, an output for outputting the item name necessary for the menu, the required quantity, and the display location information of each item. And a device.

[0012] A fifth shopping helper system of the present invention is the fourth shopping helper system, wherein the input device has a card reader, and stores information necessary for menu and quantity required per person. It is characterized by reading these information from the card.

According to a sixth shopping helper system of the present invention, in the fourth shopping helper system, the input device is a portable terminal, and stores information necessary for menu and quantity required per person. Is characterized by.

A seventh shopping helper system of the present invention is the fourth shopping helper system according to the fourth shopping helper system, wherein the output device has a display, the item name required for menu, a list of required quantity, and a display place of each item. Is displayed.

According to an eighth shopping helper system of the present invention, in the fourth shopping helper system, the output device has a printer, and an item name necessary for menu, a list of necessary quantities, and a display place of each item. Is printed.

A ninth shopping helper system of the present invention is characterized in that, in the seventh shopping helper system, the output device has a function of erasing the product number by touching the product number.

A tenth shopping helper system of the present invention is characterized in that, in the seventh shopping helper system, the output device has a function of displaying a unit price of a product and a total price of the selected products.

[0018]

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

Referring to FIG. 1, a shopping helper system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an input device 1 such as a card reader, a data processing device 2 operated by program control, and a storage device 3 for storing information. , An output device 4 such as a display.

The storage device 3 stores, for each individual product, position information indicating where in the store the handled product is displayed. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, an ID for uniquely identifying each product is provided for each product, and a shelf allocation for uniquely identifying the position of the shelf is also provided for a shelf displaying the products. The device 3 stores the correspondence between these pieces of information.

Further, the data processing device 2 prepares a list of items and quantities based on the information on the menu and the number of people given from the input device 1, and based on the information on the display place stored in the storage device 3. Search where the item is displayed.

Next, regarding the operation of one embodiment of the present invention,
This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the input device 1.

Referring to FIG. 3, the input device 1 reads the menu card input by the shopper (step 30).
1), it is determined whether or not material information can be read from the menu card (step 302). At this time, if the information on the ingredients has been read, next, the input of the number of persons who are provided with the dish is prompted, and the information of the number of persons is input by the shopper (step 303). Then, while the information of the read material and the number of people is passed to the data processing device 2 (step 304), if the information of the material cannot be read, the data processing device 2 is notified that the card cannot be read (step 30).
5).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the data processing device 2.

Referring to FIG. 4, the data processing device 2 is
Information is received from the input device 1 and the type of the information is determined (step 401). At this time, if the information is information on the materials in the menu card and the number of people input by the shopper, a list of items and quantities is created based on this information (step 402). FIG. 6 shows an example of a list of items and quantities when the menu is “curry rice” and the number of people is “4 people”. In this case, "potato", "carrot", ..., "beef" are listed as items, and the required quantity "3" for each item is "3".
"Pieces", "2 pieces", ..., "200g", and ID
“0010”, “0025”, ..., “0130” are attached.

The data processing device 2 retrieves the display place information stored in the storage device 3 by using the IDs of the items in the list of items and quantities created in this way as keys, and displays them for each item. Store information on where you are (step 4)
03). When the menu is “curry rice”, as shown in FIG. 7, shelving “A010” for “potato”, shelving “A025” for “carrot”, ...
“015” is additionally stored.

Then, the data processing device 2 passes the list of items and quantities to which the display place information is added to the output device 4 (step 404).

If the information received from the input device 1 is a notification that the menu card cannot be decoded, the output device 4 is instructed to display that fact (step 405).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the output device 4.

Referring to FIG. 5, the output device 4 receives a display instruction from the data processing device 2 and determines the type of the instruction (step 501). At this time, if the instruction relates to display of the display place, the item name, the quantity, and , Displaying an in-store map showing the display location (step 50)
2). If the instruction received from the data processing device 2 is related to the display that the menu card cannot be read,
The fact is displayed on the display (step 50).
3).

With the above, the processing of the embodiment of the present invention is completed.

Next, a specific method of realizing an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 8, one embodiment of the present invention is
It is a shopping cart used in a store, which has a card reader and a display display function in addition to the function of loading and carrying luggage. Specifically, the store prepares in advance an IC card or the like in which necessary materials are registered for each menu. The shopper enters the store and first considers the menu and selects the card for which he / she wants to know the material. The card is read by the input device 1 of the shopping cart. The card used here has information on the items required for menus and information on the quantity required for each person. Since the shelving allocation in the store is derived from this information, unique IDs for each item are required. It is necessary to allocate it. Therefore, the menu card used here is prepared as a card for exclusive use in the store. Therefore, the input device 1 is a device that can decrypt data only when the dedicated card is read. In this shopping cart, in addition to the input device 1, a data processing device 2 that creates a list of items and quantities based on the input data, and a storage device 3 that holds product display information in the store.
, And the data captured there is processed. The processed data is displayed on the display screen of the output device 4, and the shopper can proceed shopping while looking at this display screen.

Further, referring to FIG. 9, the data read from the card is processed into the item number, the item name, the quantity, and the display place information in the store, and the display place of each item is displayed in the store diagram on the display. Displayed by item number. Therefore, the shopper can go around the store while referring to the display information displayed on the display and arrange necessary products as much as necessary.

In this case, the in-store drawing displayed on the display is provided with a processing function, and the number of the product already put in the shopping cart is touched and erased so that only the remaining product is displayed. It is possible to use the calculator as a calculator by touching the number of the product already placed in the shopping cart and displaying the unit price of the product stored in advance.

In the above embodiment, a card reader is assumed as a concrete input device, but information of materials and the number of people may be input from a portable terminal which stores information of menu materials.

Further, as a concrete output device, instead of displaying it on a display, it prints on a notepad-sized sheet,
It is also possible for shoppers to hold this form in their hands and move around the store.

In the shopping helper system according to one embodiment of the present invention, when the information of the ingredients and the number of people of the menu is input, a list of items and quantities is created from this information and displayed. This has the effect of reducing the trouble of creating a list of products to buy.

When the information on the menu items and the number of people is input, the display place information in the store is created and displayed from this information and the product display information, so that the place where the product to be bought in the store is specified. This has the effect of shortening the working time.

[0041]

As described above, the shopping helper system of the present invention has an effect that the shopping of materials based on menu can be made efficient.

Further, there is an effect that it is possible to reduce the trouble of creating a list of products to be bought based on the menu.

Further, there is an effect that it is possible to shorten the time for identifying the place where there is a product to be bought in the store.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram specifically showing the content of product display information stored in a storage device 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of the input device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a process of a data processing device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process of the output device 3 in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram specifically showing the contents of a list of items and quantities in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram specifically showing the contents of a list of items and quantities in an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an external view of a shopping cart using the shopping helper system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a display example of a shopping cart using the shopping helper system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 input device 2 data processing device 3 storage device 4 output device

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A data processing device for creating a list of items and quantities of materials necessary for menu based on information of menu and number of people, and adding a display place of each item in a store to the list of items and quantities. A shopping helper system characterized by being equipped. 2. An input device for reading information on materials necessary for menu and quantity required for one person, and information on the number of people to be provided with the menu, and based on the menu and number information read by the input device. And a data processing device that creates a list of material items and quantities, and an output that outputs information about the item name and quantity required for the menu based on the list of items and quantities created by the data processing device. A shopping helper system comprising a device. 3. A storage device for storing, for each product, product display information indicating where in the store the handled product is displayed, and a storage device for storing a list of items and quantities of materials required for menu. Information on the display place of each item necessary for the menu based on the data processing device for adding the display place of each item retrieved based on the product display information and the list of the item and quantity created by the data processing device A shopping helper system, comprising: an output device for outputting 4. An input device for reading information on materials required for menu and quantity required for each person, information on the number of persons who are provided with the menu, and a product display indicating where in the store the handled products are displayed. A storage device that stores information for each product, based on the menu and the number of people information read by the input device, create a list of material items and quantities, and based on the product display information stored in the storage device. A data processing device for adding the display location of each searched item to the list of items and quantities, and an item name necessary for the menu, a necessary quantity, and a quantity based on the list of items and quantities created by the data processing device. A shopping helper system, comprising: an output device that outputs information on a display location of each item. 5. The input device includes a card reader,
The shopping helper system according to claim 4, wherein the information required for the menu and the quantity required for each person are read from a card in which the information is read. 6. The shopping helper system according to claim 4, wherein the input device is a mobile terminal, and stores information on materials required for menu and quantity required per person. 7. The output device has a display,
The shopping helper system according to claim 4, wherein an in-store diagram showing a list of items required for menu, a list of required quantities, and a display place of each item is displayed. 8. The output device has a printer, and prints an in-store drawing showing a name of an item required for menu, a list of required quantities, and a display place of each item. The listed shopping helper system. 9. The shopping helper system according to claim 7, wherein the output device has a function of deleting a product number by touching the product number. 10. The shopping helper system according to claim 7, wherein the output device has a function of displaying a unit price of a product and a total price of the selected products.