JPS638964A - Meal menu preparing supporting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To very easily prepare a menu by providing a technical knowledge storing part to store the technical knowledge concerning a meal therapy as the rule of the 'IF, THEN' form. CONSTITUTION:A large computer side and a personal computer are linked with a communication line, and in technical knowledge storing parts 2 and 7 of both, the technical knowledge concerning the meal therapy is stored as the rule of the 'IF, THEN' form. In a data storing part 1, the data concerning the nourishment and cooking method of respective one-dish meals are stored, and in a data storing part 6, the data concerning the meal history and physical conditions of a special user are stored. When the terms desired concerning the meal are inputted from a user information input part 8 at a personal computer side, a reasoning retrieving part 9 retrieves the menu stored in a storing part 6 in accordance with the rule of the storing part 7 and displays it at a displaying part 10. When the menu suitable to the storing part 6 does not exist, the menu stored into the storing part 1 at a large computer side through the communication line is retrieved and displayed at a displaying part 5.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Object of the invention].

(Industrial Application Field) The present invention is a meal menu creation support device used when a user with a condition requiring diet therapy, such as obesity, diabetes, or gastrointestinal disease, wants to obtain a menu that is compatible with the diet therapy. Regarding.

(Prior Art) Generally, when a user with a condition that requires dietary therapy, such as obesity, diabetes, or gastrointestinal disease, wants to obtain a menu that corresponds to that dietary therapy, he/she can use A method of constructing menus by hand, using a scale such as n-shaku, is adopted.

However, this method has the problem that calculations and searches are considerably complicated, and specialized knowledge is required, making it extremely difficult for ordinary users to construct accurate menus.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and the present invention does not require the user to use diagrams from specialized books or a dedicated slide rule, and requires specialized knowledge. The purpose is to provide a meal menu creation support device that can extremely easily construct a menu.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The meal menu creation support device of the present invention includes a first menu that stores data regarding the nutrition and preparation method of each one-dish dish.
a first expertise storage means storing first expertise regarding diet therapy; a menu input means for inputting data regarding a menu combining each of the a la carte dishes; and an input menu. a first inference/search means for determining the menu based on the first expert knowledge and sequentially storing only valid menus in the first data storage means; a second data storage means storing data regarding a valid menu that combines a combination of data, a second specialized knowledge storage means storing second specialized knowledge regarding diet therapy, a user information input means for inputting desired conditions; and a user information input means for inputting desired conditions, and appropriate information from the first or second data storage means based on the second specialized knowledge while taking into account the input desired conditions and the data regarding the dietary history and physical condition. and second inference/search means for extracting data related to the menu and partially changing it as necessary.

(Function) The meal menu creation support device of the present invention stores only valid menus according to the specialized knowledge stored in the first specialized knowledge storage device when data regarding the recommended menu is input from the recommended menu input means. On the other hand, when desired conditions regarding meals are input from the user information input means, an appropriate menu is extracted according to the specialized knowledge stored in the second specialized knowledge storage means.

(Example) Hereinafter, details of an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The drawing is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a data storage section that stores data regarding the nutrition and preparation method of each single dish, as well as data regarding the menu described later, and 2 is a data storage section in which the specialized knowledge of dietitians and others regarding diet therapy is stored as rIF and THENJ format rules. 3 is a menu human resource section in which an operator with some cooking knowledge inputs data related to a menu combining each one-dish dish; 4 is a menu human resource section into which data is input from the menu human resource section 3; 5 is an output from the inference/search unit 4, which makes a judgment according to the rules stored in the specialized knowledge storage unit 2 and stores only valid menus in a predetermined area of the data storage unit 1. This is a display section that displays questions to be asked to the operator and matters necessary for input from the menu human resource section 3.

Each of these parts is provided within a large computer serving as a host system.

Further, in the same figure, 6 is a data storage section in which a specific user's dietary history, data regarding physical conditions, and data regarding menus to be described later are stored; an expert knowledge storage section in which expert knowledge regarding therapy is stored as rules in the format of rIF and THENJ; 8 a user information input section for the user to input desired conditions regarding meals; 9 input from the user information input section 8; Data regarding an appropriate recommended menu is extracted from the data storage unit 1 or the data storage unit 6 according to the rules stored in the specialized knowledge storage unit 7 while taking into account the desired conditions, the dietary history and physical conditions, and the necessary an inference/search section that changes a part according to the user information input section 8; and 10, a display necessary for operating the user information input section 8, the specific contents of the recommended menu to be finally provided to the user, and its creation method, etc. This is a display section that displays.

Note that each section below the data storage section 6 is connected to the large needle 11.
11 is installed in a personal computer as a terminal.

Further, the inference/search section 4 on the host system side and the inference/search section 9 on the terminal side are connected by a communication line such as a telephone line. For example, the inference/search section 9 connects the data storage section 1 and the data storage section 6 You can search for any of the following.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment.

First, on the large scale sieve machine side, when an operator who has some knowledge about cooking inputs data regarding a menu combining one-dish dishes from the menu human resource section 3 (step A).
The inference/search unit 4 makes a judgment according to the rules stored in the specialized knowledge storage unit 2, and only if the menu is valid, stores the menu in the data storage unit 1 (step B).

If the menu input by the operator is not valid, a display prompting for correction is displayed on the display section 5, and the menu is changed to a valid menu before being stored in the data storage section 1. Note that this valid menu may be stored at any time.

On the other hand, on the personal computer side, a display prompting the user to input desired conditions regarding meals is displayed on the display section 10, and when the user inputs the desired conditions etc. from the user information input section 8 (step C), The inference/search section 9 searches the menus stored in the data storage section 6 according to the rules stored in the specialized knowledge storage section 7 (step D), extracts appropriate ones, and displays them on the display section 5. (Step E).

If there is no suitable menu in the data storage section 6, the menu stored in the data storage section 1 is searched through the communication line (step F), and an appropriate menu is extracted and displayed on the display section 5. let

A display prompting the user to decide whether to accept the roughly provided recommended menu is displayed on the display section 5, and if the provided recommended menu is not accepted, the next recommended menu is provided. The recommended menu at this stage may be a newly extracted menu, or may be a partially modified version of the previous recommended menu.

By repeating such processing, when the recommended menu provided is accepted, the display unit 5 displays the nutrition and preparation method of each dish included in the recommended menu (step G).

Next, the specific contents of each data in the device of this embodiment will be explained.

First, the data stored in the data storage unit 1 regarding the nutrition and preparation method of each one-dish dish are: - Name of the dish - Distinction of staple food/main dish/side dish/soup etc. - Ingredients included - Nutritional analysis data (Proportions of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, etc.) ■Amount of energy ■Creation method (comments in the form of "First, do ~, then ~, and finally ~"), etc.

Furthermore, the data regarding the user's meal history and physical conditions include: ■Date, meal name, number of energy intake ■Season ■Type of disease ■Age, sex, weight, height ■Intensity of daily activities.

The data regarding the recommended menu that combines each one-dish dish is: ■Breakfast menu: ingredients, preparation method, menu name ■Lunch menu: ingredients, preparation method, menu name ■Dinner menu February fee, preparation method , Menu name - total daily energy intake, etc.

The specialized knowledge stored in the specialized knowledge storage unit 2 is: ■In the case of diabetes, reduce salt and sugar content, and set low energy levels...■In spring, ~ is delicious as a main dish; ~ is digested and absorbed quickly, and... ■If you eat ~ for breakfast, ~ is appropriate for lunch, and to make you feel fuller, ~ is appropriate, and so on. be. As mentioned above, these are rIF, THENJ
It is expressed by formal rules.

The user's desired meal conditions inputted from the rough user information input section 3 include: ■ Desired meat dishes, vegetable dishes, fish dishes, etc. ■ In the case of meat dishes, which one is better: beef, pork, or chicken? ■ Boiled dishes , which is better, fried or grilled.

The format of the recommended menu that is finally provided to the user is: ■Breakfast 2nd meal number a, single dish item, ingredient name, preparation method, energy amount,... ■Lunch: meal number b, single dish item, ingredients name, preparation method, energy content,... ■Dinner: Meal number C1 dish item, ingredient name, preparation method, energy content,... ■Do you accept or reject these recommended menus? ■Do you want to recall the previously provided recommended menu? etc.

Thus, in the device of this embodiment, as long as the user answers the questions displayed on the display unit 5, data corresponding to specialized knowledge and each condition is combined and selected, and a recommended menu is automatically provided. .

If the user does not like the randomly provided recommended menus, recommended menus are provided one after another according to the expert knowledge and each condition.

In the above-described embodiment, the inference/search section 9 searches the data storage section 6, and if an appropriate menu cannot be extracted, searches the data storage section 1. For example, the information may be configured to be periodically migrated to the data storage section 6, and the inference/search section 9 may search only the data storage section 6.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the recommended menu to be finally displayed on the display unit 10 is not only displayed in text, but also
It is also possible to display still images or videos.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when the provided recommended menu is accepted by the user, it is conceivable that the menu is incorporated into the user's meal history and the data regarding the meal history is grown.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the meal menu creation support device of the present invention is effective according to the rules stored in the first expert knowledge storage means when data regarding the recommended menu is input from the recommended menu input means. On the other hand, when desired conditions regarding meals are input from the user information input means, an appropriate menu is extracted according to the rules stored in the second expertise storage means, so that the user can without using any harm charts or special slide rules, and without requiring any specialized knowledge.
Recommended menus compatible with dietary therapy can be constructed extremely easily.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus according to this embodiment. 1.6... Data storage section 2.7... Expert knowledge storage section 3... Menu Human power section 4.9...
...Inference/search section 5.10...Display section 8...Yuji information input section Applicant
Toshiba Corporation Representative Patent Attorney Sasa Suyama - Figure 1

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) a first data storage means in which data regarding the nutrition and preparation method of each one-dish dish is stored; a first expertise storage means in which first expertise regarding diet therapy is stored; a menu input means for inputting data regarding a menu that is a combination of one-dish dishes; and a menu input means for determining the input menu based on the first expert knowledge and sequentially storing only valid menus in the first data storage means. a second data storage means storing data regarding the user's dietary history, physical condition, and an effective menu combining each of the a la carte dishes; and second specialized knowledge regarding diet therapy. a second specialized knowledge storage means in which is stored; a user information input means for inputting desired conditions regarding the user's diet; and a second inference/retrieval means for extracting data related to an appropriate menu from the first or second data storage means based on the expert knowledge of the person, and partially changing the data as necessary. Meal menu creation support device. (2) The first data storage means, the first specialized knowledge storage means, the menu input means, and the first inference/search means are the first
a second data storage means provided in the information processing device;
The second specialized knowledge storage means, the user information input means, and the second inference/search means are provided in a second information processing device as a terminal of the first information processing device. The meal menu creation support device according to item 1.