KR20220169646A - calorie base food order service system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a calorie-based food order support system, comprising an ordering terminal which enables a user to place an order for food, and a food order server which provides a menu from which the user can select food to the ordering terminal connected via a communication network, and which can support the food order of the user in accordance with a calorie amount desired by the user. According to the calorie-based food order support system, it is possible to prevent food wastage by enabling the user to order food according to the amount of calories that the user wishes to consume while fulfilling a desired dietary regimen.

Description

Calorie-based food order support system {calorie base food order service system}

The present invention relates to a calorie-based food ordering support system, and more particularly, to a calorie-based food ordering support system that supports ordering food according to a desired total amount of calories.

In general, in order to order food for delivery, a person checks a list of food types that can be ordered through a flyer or website provided by a corresponding company, selects one of them, and calls the corresponding company to place an order.

However, since it takes a lot of time and effort to go through the above process and select the desired product for numerous food vendors, we recently entered into affiliate relationships with a number of vendors and organized the menus they offer at a glance. Internet services are emerging. A food ordering system using online has been variously proposed, such as Korean Patent Publication No. 2006-0109061. Furthermore, among these Internet services, an application (for example, an application for delivery by elegant brothers, etc.) is provided that allows the user to select a menu and request an order for the selected menu, through which the orderer places an order for delivery. There are also companies that provide a delivery order relay service that relays the requested delivery order to the retailer upon request.

In addition, there is an increasing number of attempts to apply a system in which orderers can directly perform order processing at restaurant sites, and as one example of such a system, a separate ordering terminal for inputting order information is provided for each table in advance in a restaurant, or one side It is installed in the restaurant so that customers who visit the restaurant can enter and transmit order information through the ordering terminal, and the management server that manages the order information collects the order information received from the customer's ordering terminal and allows the employee to manually process the order. Instead, you can have order processing happen automatically.

On the other hand, despite the change in the ordering method, the food to be ordered and served is supplied in a set quantity, or the side dishes provided together are provided according to the owner's choice, not the consumer's choice, There is a problem in that resources are wasted because leftovers or side dishes that are not preferred by consumers are discarded. In particular, in the case of people who want to go on a diet, there is a problem in that it is difficult to order and receive food according to the total amount of calories they want to consume.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a calorie-based food ordering support system that supports people to order food according to the total amount of calories they want to consume.

In order to achieve the above object, a calorie-based food ordering support system according to the present invention includes an ordering terminal that supports ordering of food; A food ordering server configured to provide a menu for selecting food to the orderer terminal connected through a communication network and to support food ordering according to the amount of calories desired by the user.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the food ordering server includes a total amount selection menu providing unit providing a total amount of calories selection menu through which an orderer can select a total amount of calories to be consumed; and a food menu providing unit corresponding to the total quantity to provide a selection of food types and food combinations that can be ordered in response to the total amount of calories selected by the total quantity selection menu providing unit.

In addition, the food order server selects the name of the underlying disease possessed by the person together with the total amount selection menu providing unit, guides information on food to be excluded in response to the selected name of the underlying disease, and the user consumes the food to be excluded It is preferable to further include a food guide unit excluding the underlying disease, which supports to be included in the food to be consumed when the is selected.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the food ordering server includes a type selection menu providing unit capable of selecting a type of food; and a calorie adjustment menu providing unit that supports a user to select a quantity or a combination of sub-menus corresponding to a desired total amount of calories for the type of food selected through the type selection menu providing unit.

According to the calorie-based food ordering support system according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent food waste by supporting the person to order food according to the total amount of calories they want to consume, and provides the advantage of being able to perform a desired diet.

1 is a diagram showing a calorie-based food order support system according to the present invention;
2 is a detailed block diagram of the food ordering server of FIG. 1;
3 is a screen of an orderer terminal showing an example of a total calorie selection menu provided by the menu providing unit of FIG. 2;
4 is a screen of an orderer terminal showing an example of a type selection menu provided by the menu providing unit of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a screen of the orderer's terminal showing another example of the total calorie selection menu provided by the menu providing unit of FIG. 2 .

Hereinafter, a calorie-based food ordering support system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing a calorie-based food order support system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a calorie-based food ordering support system 100 according to the present invention includes an ordering terminal 110 and a food ordering server 200 .

The ordering terminal 110 supports ordering of food.

The ordering terminal 110 may be variously applied, such as a smart phone used by an individual and a personal computer. In addition, it goes without saying that the ordering terminal 110 may have an application program installed therein that supports access to the food ordering server 200 and execution of an order.

The ordering terminal 110 may be installed in a store that sells food for common use, and in this case, a control panel capable of performing an order operation under the support of the food ordering server 200 and operation information may be visually confirmed. It is sufficient if it is built to provide order information to the food ordering server 200, including a display unit for displaying.

The food ordering server 200 is connected to the ordering terminal 110 through the communication network 120 and supports ordering through the ordering terminal 110 . Here, various known methods such as wired or wireless may be applied to the communication network 120 .

The food ordering server 200 provides a menu for selecting food to the connected ordering terminal 110, but supports food ordering according to the total amount of calories desired by the user, and will be described with reference to FIG. 2 together.

The food order server 200 includes a connection support unit 210, a menu providing unit 220, an order processing unit 240, and a settlement processing unit 250.

The connection support unit 210 supports access to the ordering terminal 110 through the communication network 120 and registration of orderer information. The connection support unit 210 may be installed in the ordering terminal 110 to support download and installation of an application program capable of performing an ordering service supported by the food ordering server 200 to the ordering terminal 110 . In addition, the connection support unit 210 supports registration of orderer information of the connected ordering terminal 110 . Here, the orderer information refers to information such as the orderer's name, contact information, and address necessary for identifying the orderer and delivery.

The menu provision unit 220 provides food ordering menu information through which the user can place a food order according to the amount of calories desired through the ordering terminal 110 connected under the support of the connection support unit 210 .

The menu providing unit 220 includes a total amount selection menu providing unit 221, a food menu corresponding to the total amount providing unit 223, a kind selection menu providing unit 225, and a calorie adjustment menu 227.

The total amount selection menu providing unit 221 provides a total amount of calories selection menu through which the orderer can select the total amount of calories to be consumed. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 3 , the total amount selection menu providing unit 221 provides the total amount of calories selection menu 221a for selecting the total amount of calories to be consumed on the screen 112 of the connected ordering terminal 110. . In the illustrated example, the total amount of calories can be adjusted to a desired value by selecting an up key and a down key, and the total amount of calories can be selected in various ways, such as a method in which a user directly inputs using a keypad.

The food menu providing unit 223 corresponding to the total amount is linked with the total amount selection menu providing unit 221, and when the selection of the total amount of calories is completed through the total amount selection menu providing unit 221, the type of food that can be ordered corresponding to the selected total amount of calories and Food combinations are provided for subsequent selection. That is, the type of food denoted by reference numeral 223a in FIG. 3 illustrates a subsequent selection menu provided by the food menu provider 223 corresponding to the total amount to guide the types of food that can be ordered when the total amount of calories is selected as 700 kcal.

Here, if each type of food provided corresponding to the total amount of calories is selected, a subsequent selection menu may be provided so that the user can subsequently select a food combination. Food types and food combinations corresponding to the total amount of calories are registered in the database 300 .

On the other hand, unlike the method of selecting the total amount of calories first and then choosing the food, a method of selecting the type of food first and subsequently adjusting the total amount of calories may be applied. To support this, the type selection menu provider 225 and the calorie adjustment A menu provision unit 227 is provided.

The type selection menu providing unit 225 provides a menu for selecting a food type to the ordering terminal 110 . As illustrated in FIG. 4 , the type selection menu provider 225 provides a type selection menu 225a through which food types such as chicken and pizza can be selected through the screen 112 of the ordering terminal 110 .

The calorie adjustment menu provider 227 supports the user to select a quantity or combination of submenus corresponding to the total amount of calories desired for the type of food selected through the type selection main menu 225a. That is, when chicken is selected for the type selection main menu 225a illustrated in FIG. 4, the calorie adjustment menu providing unit 227 corresponds to the selected chicken as indicated by reference numeral 227a, and each of the submenus such as chicken parts and side dishes A calorie adjustment menu 227a is provided to adjust the amount of food according to the desired calorie intake by supporting the selection by adding or subtracting the amount in calorie units and displaying the total amount of calories corresponding to the selected result.

Therefore, the user can adjust the amount of the menu provided subsequently for the type of food selected by the user while visually checking the calorie basis, so that the user can easily adjust the food combination and amount suitable for the desired total amount of calories. there is.

Regarding this menu selection support method, the menu providing unit 220 includes only the total amount selection menu providing unit 221 and the total amount corresponding food menu providing unit 223, or the type selection menu providing unit 225 and the calorie adjustment menu 227 ) Of course, it can be built to be equipped with only.

On the other hand, while easily supporting the selection and adjustment of food combinations and amounts suitable for the desired total amount of calories, in the case of orderers with underlying diseases, it will be built to perform order processing more efficiently by guiding exclusion by guiding the exclusion in advance. An example thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 5 . Elements that perform the same functions as in the drawings shown above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 5 , an underlying disease name is selected on the screen 112 of the orderer terminal 110 provided through the food guidance unit 228 provided in the menu providing unit 220 of the food ordering server 200. Excluded food types are provided to guide exclusion in correspondence with menus and selected underlying disease names.

Here, in the selection menu for names of underlying diseases, names of various known underlying diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma, renal failure, and tuberculosis are listed so that the user can select them.

In addition, the excluded food refers to a list of foods that are not recommended to be consumed in correspondence with the selected underlying disease name. Excluded foods may be listed by listing main foods, side dishes, sauces, ingredients, etc. included in one food type.

Regarding the excluded food corresponding to the name of the underlying disease and guiding the exclusion, the list of excluded foods corresponding to the name of the underlying disease is matched and recorded in the database 300 so that the food information section 228 excluding the underlying disease can guide It is built.

For the excluded food list, the user can select exclusion or intake.

Therefore, through the food guide 228 for excluding the underlying disease provided together with the total amount selection menu providing unit 223, the person selects the name of the underlying disease that the person has, and provides information on foods subject to exclusion in response to the selected underlying disease. If a separate rejection action is not taken for the food information to be excluded, by default, if a food type is selected through the follow-up menu, the excluded food belonging to the selected food type is excluded and the orderer is supported to select in the manner described above.

Unlike this, the person selects the name of the underlying disease that the person has through the food excluding the underlying disease information unit 228 provided along with the total amount selection menu providing unit 223, and provides guidance on foods subject to exclusion in response to the selected underlying disease disease name. In the case of taking rejection measures for consumption of food information subject to exclusion, the corresponding food is supported to be included in the food to be consumed in the follow-up menu.

Therefore, when the orderer selects the name of the underlying disease possessed by the orderer and confirms the guide information on the food subject to exclusion in response to the selected underlying disease name, and accepts the exclusion target, the food menu provider 223 corresponding to the total amount as described above When a food type is selected through the follow-up selection menu 223a provided in , the excluded foods included in the corresponding food type are not listed thereafter, but only the remaining foods are listed so that the user can select the desired calorie content.

Differently from this, if the user selects consumption of the food to be excluded, the subsequent selection menu 223a supports the inclusion of the food to be excluded.

The order processing unit 240 receives food order status information based on the total amount of calories selected through the menu providing unit 220 from the ordering terminal 110 and processes the food to be supplied. The order processing unit 240 provides the order status information to the food supplier terminal 130 . Here, the food supplier terminal 130 refers to a place prepared and provided with food.

In addition, when the food ordering server 200 is built to support food orders for multiple restaurants, when a food preparation completion signal is received from the food supplier terminal 130, the delivery support server 150 is sent to the delivery support server 150 so that delivery can proceed. Delivery information is processed to be provided.

The settlement processing unit 250 supports payment processing of ordered food and use processing for possession points.

The database (DB) 300 controls and provides recorded information to the food ordering server 200, and selectable food types corresponding to calories and food combination information are recorded.

According to the calorie-based food ordering support system described above, it is possible to prevent food waste by supporting the person to order food according to the total amount of calories they want to consume, and provide the advantage of being able to perform a desired diet.

110: order terminal
200: food order server

Claims (4)

an ordering terminal supporting food ordering;
A calorie-based food ordering support system comprising: a food ordering server configured to provide a menu for selecting food to the orderer's terminal connected through a communication network and to support food ordering according to the amount of calories desired by the user. The method of claim 1, wherein the food order server
a total amount selection menu provider providing a total amount of calories selection menu through which an orderer can select a total amount of calories to be consumed;
The calorie-based food ordering support system, characterized in that it comprises: a food menu providing unit corresponding to the total amount to provide a selection of food types and food combinations that can be ordered in response to the total amount of calories selected by the total amount selection menu providing unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the food order server
In addition to the total amount selection menu providing unit, the user selects the name of the underlying disease, and information on the food subject to exclusion is provided in response to the selected name of the underlying disease, and if the user selects to consume the food subject to exclusion, it is included in the food to be consumed. Calorie-based food ordering support system further comprising: The method of claim 1, wherein the food order server
a type selection menu providing unit capable of selecting a type of food;
Calorie-based food ordering support comprising a; calorie-based food ordering support comprising a; calorie adjustment menu providing unit for supporting the user to select a quantity or combination of sub-menus corresponding to the total amount of calories desired by the user for the type of food selected through the type selection menu providing unit system.

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