KR20220170698A - Method and apparatus for providing food information in integrated manner - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food information providing method which is performed by a processor of an integrated food information providing device. The food information providing method comprises the following steps of: obtaining purchase information of food; obtaining a management deadline of at least one of an expiration date, a quality maintenance deadline, and a consumption deadline of the food based on the purchase information of the food; determining an alarm deadline for the food from the management deadline; and transmitting the management deadline of the food to a consumer terminal at the alarm deadline.

Description

Method and apparatus for providing integrated food information {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING FOOD INFORMATION IN INTEGRATED MANNER}

The present invention relates to an integrated food information providing method and apparatus.

In general, it is not easy to distinguish the quality of agricultural products with the naked eye, so it often happens that cheap imported agricultural products are sold by deceiving them as domestic products. In addition, even if it is not imported, there are frequent cases of stealing the production area of a region known to have excellent quality of domestic agricultural products and special products.

In addition, even if these agricultural products and special products are not sold by deception, consumers want to check information about the production, processing, distribution, and sales process of the food they want to purchase. Accordingly, there is a need for a technology that quickly and conveniently provides information on production, processing, distribution, and sales of food to consumers.

On the other hand, the manufacturing date and expiration date of food are designated according to various types such as fresh food and processed food. However, in the case of smart refrigerators incorporating these latest technologies, there is a disadvantage in that the price is considerable.

The background description of the invention has been prepared to facilitate understanding of the present invention. It should not be construed as an admission that matters described in the background art of the invention exist as prior art.

In order to solve the above-described difficulties, a method for providing integrated management information of purchased food to consumers in a simple manner is required.

Therefore, the inventors of the present invention recognize QR codes or barcodes through consumer terminals, and according to the recognized results, at least one management period of shelf life, quality maintenance period, and consumption period of various foods such as fresh food, processed food, and nutritional supplements Based on this, we tried to develop a method and device that can be used/ingested without discarding the purchased food by determining the alarm period of the food.

As a result, the inventors of the present invention continuously provide an alarm according to the management period to the consumer through the consumer terminal, in addition to providing food consumption recommendation information, and then acquire the consumption result of the food through the consumer terminal. It was intended to develop a method and device capable of efficiently consuming

In addition, the inventors of the present invention, by predicting the consumer's food consumption pattern based on the food purchase information obtained through the QR code or barcode and the consumer's food consumption result, to suit the consumer's food consumption propensity at the time of future food purchase It has led to the development of methods and devices for purchasing food.

The tasks of the present invention are not limited to the tasks mentioned above, and other tasks not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to solve the above problems, a food information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided. The method is a food information providing method performed by a processor of an integrated food information providing device, comprising obtaining purchase information of food, among expiration dates, quality maintenance dates and consumption dates of foods based on the purchase information of the foods. Acquiring at least one management deadline, determining an alarm deadline of the food from the management deadline, and sending the management deadline of the food to a consumer terminal at the alarm deadline.

According to a feature of the present invention, the purchase information may include at least one of graphic object recognition information of the food obtained from the consumer terminal or a seller terminal located within a preset range of the consumer terminal and a purchase point of the food. there is.

According to another feature of the present invention, after the step of transmitting the management period, the method may further include transmitting different consumption recommendation information according to a difference between a purchase time of the food and a consumption period of the food.

According to another feature of the present invention, the consumption recommendation information may include a recipe or meal composition using the food.

According to another feature of the present invention, prior to the step of transmitting the consumption recommendation information, the step of arranging the foods in the order of imminent management period, dividing them into two or more food groups, and transmitting the consumption recommendation information, The transmitting may include receiving main food selection information from two or more food groups from the consumer terminal, and generating and transmitting different consumption recommendation information based on the main food selection information.

According to another feature of the present invention, after the step of transmitting the consumption recommendation information, the step of receiving the consumption result of the food within the management period from the consumer terminal and the purchase information of the food and the consumption result of the food The method may further include predicting the consumer's food consumption pattern by using a consumption model learned to predict the consumer's food consumption pattern based on the above.

According to another feature of the present invention, after receiving the consumption result of the food, when the transmitted consumption recommendation information and the received consumption result are the same, a product usable in the food purchase service is provided to the consumer terminal. It may further include steps to do.

According to another feature of the present invention, after the step of predicting the food consumption pattern, the step of determining the consumer's preferred food based on the purchase information of the food and the consumption result of the food, and the predicted food consumption pattern The method may further include transmitting the preferred food or merchandise sales information associated with the preferred food to the consumer terminal.

According to another feature of the present invention, after predicting the food consumption pattern, obtaining a food purchase list from the consumer terminal, and information on a product to be added or food to be deleted from the purchase list based on the food consumption pattern. It may further include the step of providing.

According to another feature of the present invention, the step of determining the notification deadline is a step of determining at least two or more alarm deadlines within the management deadline, and after the step of transmitting the management deadline, the management from the consumer terminal. The method may further include retransmitting the management deadline of the food to the consumer terminal at the next alarm deadline when the consumption result of the food is not received within the deadline.

In order to solve the above problems, a food information providing device according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided. The apparatus includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a processor operably connected to the communication unit and the storage unit, wherein the processor obtains purchase information of the food, and based on the purchase information of the food, a shelf life of the food, and acquires at least one management deadline of quality maintenance deadline and consumption deadline, determines an alarm deadline of the food from the management deadline, and transmits the management deadline of the food to a consumer terminal at the alarm deadline.

According to a feature of the present invention, the purchase information may include at least one of graphic object recognition information of the food obtained from the consumer terminal or a seller terminal located within a preset range of the consumer terminal and a purchase point of the food. there is.

According to another feature of the present invention, the processor may be configured to transmit different consumption recommendation information according to a difference between a purchase time of the food and an expiration date of the food.

According to another feature of the present invention, the consumption recommendation information may include a recipe or meal composition using the food.

According to another feature of the present invention, the processor, prior to transmitting the consumption recommendation information, lists food purchase information in an order in which the management deadline is imminent, divides the food purchase groups into two or more food purchase groups, and transmits the information to the consumer terminal. It may be configured to receive main food selection information from two or more food purchasing groups, and generate and transmit different consumption recommendation information based on the main food selection information.

According to another feature of the present invention, the processor receives the food consumption result within the management period from the consumer terminal, and determines the consumer's food consumption pattern based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result. It may be configured to predict a consumer's food consumption pattern using a consumption model learned to predict.

According to another feature of the present invention, the processor may be configured to provide a product usable in a food purchase service to the consumer terminal when the transmitted consumption recommendation information and the received consumption result are the same.

According to another feature of the present invention, the processor determines the consumer's preferred food based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result, and the preferred food or the preferred food according to the predicted food consumption pattern. It may be configured to transmit product sales information associated with to the consumer terminal.

According to another feature of the present invention, the processor may be configured to obtain a purchase list of food from the consumer terminal, and provide information on a product to be added or a food to be deleted from the purchase list based on the food consumption pattern. .

According to another feature of the present invention, the processor determines at least two alarm deadlines within the management deadline, and if the consumer terminal does not receive a result of consumption of the food within the management deadline, the next alarm deadline It may be configured to retransmit the management deadline of the food to the consumer terminal.

Other embodiment specifics are included in the detailed description and drawings.

According to the present invention, according to the consumer's food purchase information recognized through a QR code or barcode, at least one management period of expiration date, quality maintenance period, and consumption period is obtained by a food information providing device, and the food information providing device By generating an alarm deadline based on the management deadline, the consumer can use/eat the purchased food within the designated deadline. In particular, consumers can easily be notified of the management deadline for food simply by photographing the food through the consumer terminal.

In addition, the present invention, the consumer uses the food in a timely manner by checking different consumption recommendation information depending on whether the expiration date of the food is leisurely or not, based on the purchase date and management period along with the use/intake alarm of the food. / can be consumed.

In addition, by predicting the consumer's food consumption pattern, the present invention recommends the purchase of a specific food to the consumer based on the food consumption pattern, or It can help rational consumption by suggesting products related to or suggesting the quantity of food to purchase.

Effects according to the present invention are not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the outline of a food information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a food information providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart of a food information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 8 are schematic diagrams for explaining a food information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods of achieving them, will become clear with reference to the detailed description of the following embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and will be implemented in various forms different from each other, only these embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to completely inform the person who has the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like elements.

In this document, expressions such as "has," "may have," "includes," or "may include" indicate the existence of a corresponding feature (eg, numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). , which does not preclude the existence of additional features.

In this document, expressions such as “A or B,” “at least one of A and/and B,” or “one or more of A or/and B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, “A or B,” “at least one of A and B,” or “at least one of A or B” (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B, Or (3) may refer to all cases including at least one A and at least one B.

Expressions such as “first,” “second,” “first,” or “second,” used in this document may modify various elements, regardless of order and/or importance, and refer to one element as It is used only to distinguish it from other components and does not limit the corresponding components. For example, a first user device and a second user device may represent different user devices regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of rights described in this document, a first element may be named a second element, and similarly, the second element may also be renamed to the first element.

A component (e.g., a first component) is "(operatively or communicatively) coupled with/to" another component (e.g., a second component); When referred to as "connected to", it should be understood that the certain component may be directly connected to the other component or connected through another component (eg, a third component). On the other hand, when an element (eg, a first element) is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element (eg, a second element), the element and the above It may be understood that other components (eg, a third component) do not exist between the other components.

As used in this document, the expression "configured to" means "suitable for," "having the capacity to," depending on the circumstances. ," "designed to," "adapted to," "made to," or "capable of." The term "configured (or set) to" may not necessarily mean only "specifically designed to" hardware. Instead, in some contexts, the phrase "device configured to" may mean that the device is "capable of" in conjunction with other devices or components. For example, the phrase "a processor configured (or configured) to perform A, B, and C" may include a dedicated processor (e.g., embedded processor) to perform those operations, or by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. , may mean a general-purpose processor (eg, CPU or application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

Terms used in this document are only used to describe a specific embodiment, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. Singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the art described in this document. Among the terms used in this document, terms defined in a general dictionary may be interpreted as having the same or similar meaning as the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this document, an ideal or excessively formal meaning. not be interpreted as In some cases, even terms defined in this document cannot be interpreted to exclude the embodiments of this document.

Each feature of the various embodiments of the present invention can be partially or entirely combined or combined with each other, and as those skilled in the art can fully understand, various interlocking and driving operations are possible, and each embodiment can be implemented independently of each other. It may be possible to implement together in an association relationship.

For clarity of interpretation of this specification, terms used in this specification will be defined below.

1 is a schematic diagram for explaining the outline of a food information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in a food information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a food information providing device 300 acquires a graphic object attached to food purchased by a consumer, management information and It can predict food consumption patterns. Here, the food may include all kinds of foods that can be consumed by humans, such as fresh foods such as vegetables, fruits, and meat, processed foods such as dumplings, ramen, flour, sugar, and soy sauce, and nutritional supplements. For convenience of explanation, items that can be consumed by humans have been mainly described, but items that can be consumed by animals can also be applied to the present invention.

The consumer terminal 100 or the seller terminal 200 located within a preset range of the consumer terminal 100 acquires a graphic object attached to food, stores it in the consumer terminal 100, and sends it to the food information providing device 300. can be sent The graphic object may include a 2D code such as a QR code or a barcode, and may include a 3D code or a serial number according to embodiments. Hereinafter, a method of providing food information through QR codes and barcodes among graphic objects will be described.

The consumer terminal 100 may be a terminal possessed by a consumer purchasing food, and the seller terminal 200 is provided with a device capable of recognizing a QR code or barcode attached to food, such as a Point of Sale (POS) device. It may be a terminal possessed by the seller.

The consumer terminal 100 acquires food recognition information and purchase information by photographing the QR code or barcode attached to the food, or the QR code or barcode recognition information obtained by the seller terminal 200 using short-range wireless communication. By receiving, purchase information of food can be acquired. For example, the consumer terminal 100 may acquire purchase information of food purchased by the consumer as personal identification information (eg, the consumer's mobile phone number) is input from the consumer to the seller terminal 200. .

Depending on the embodiment, the consumer terminal 100 may capture a receipt describing the purchase time of food, the name (type), and quantity of the food, and transmit the photographed receipt to the food information providing device 300 . That is, when a consumer visits an offline store and directly purchases food, the consumer terminal 100 may obtain food purchase information through the food or receipt the consumer currently possesses. Alternatively, when a consumer purchases food using a website or a mobile application, the consumer terminal 100 may acquire purchase information of the food by pulling purchase details from the corresponding site.

The food information providing device 300 is a server providing integrated food management information, and may be installed in the consumer terminal 100 and the seller terminal 200 to provide a web or mobile application for providing executable food information.

The food information providing device 300 may obtain food purchase information from the consumer terminal 100, and acquire at least one management period of the shelf life, quality maintenance period, and consumption period of the corresponding food through the food purchase information. there is. In this case, the food management period is food management information, and the food information providing device 300 may transmit a continuous notification to the consumer terminal 100 so that the food purchased by the consumer is not discarded.

That is, the food information providing device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention not only provides the expiration date of food that the consumer can check with the naked eye through the consumer terminal 100, but also provides the quality of the food through the consumer terminal 100. By providing a maintenance period or an expiration date, it is possible to help consumers consume food at the right time and combination. In addition, the food information providing device 300 may provide a process of manufacturing or distributing food to the consumer terminal 100 so that the consumer can safely consume the food.

In addition, the food information providing apparatus 300 may predict a food consumption pattern for each consumer upon receiving food purchase information from the consumer terminal 100 . Specifically, the food information providing apparatus 300 may predict the consumer's food consumption pattern by using a consumption model learned to predict the consumer's food consumption pattern based on food purchase information and food consumption results. Depending on the embodiment, the consumption model may be a learning model learned using at least one artificial intelligence algorithm among machine learning algorithms, neural network algorithms (DNN, RNN, BRDNN), genetic algorithms, and deep learning algorithms, and through the consumption model. The outputted consumer's food consumption pattern can be used to alert the consumer of a food purchase cycle, or to suggest an appropriate quantity of food and related products/foods that the consumer wants to purchase.

For example, the food information providing device 300 classifies the type of food purchased according to the food purchase cycle for each consumer as a food consumption pattern, digitizes the value (percentile calculation), and converts the digitized value to the consumer terminal ( 100) can be transmitted. That is, the food information providing device 300 may provide the consumer terminal 100 with guide information for determining what kind of food is reasonable to purchase.

On the other hand, the types of food for predicting food consumption patterns include confectionery, bread or rice cakes, agricultural processed foods, sugars, animal processed foods, tofu or jelly, noodles, frozen confectionery, seafood processed foods, dairy products in addition to vegetables, fruits, and meat. , alcoholic beverages, seasoned foods, ready-to-eat foods, etc. may be included.

Depending on the embodiment, the food information providing device 300 may provide the consumer terminal 100 with a food purchase list in a food purchase cycle according to a food consumption pattern. In addition, the food information providing device 300 may determine preferred food that the consumer frequently purchases based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result, and may include it in a purchase list.

According to another embodiment, when receiving QR code or barcode recognition information for a specific food from the consumer terminal 100, the food information providing device 300 adjusts the purchase quantity of the specific food based on the food consumption pattern, or Can recommend products.

Hereinafter, the food information providing device 300 that provides consumers with all information related to food will be described in more detail.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a food information providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the food information providing device 300 may include a communication unit 310 , a storage unit 320 and a processor 330 .

The communication unit 310 may be connected to the consumer terminal 100 or the seller terminal 200 through a wired/wireless network to exchange data. For example, the communication unit 310 may receive food purchase information from the consumer terminal 100 and transmit an alarm according to a food management period and food consumption recommendation information to the consumer terminal 100 . In addition, the communication unit 310 receives food consumption results from the consumer terminal 100, transmits goods usable in the food purchase service to the consumer terminal 100 based on the consumption results, or the consumer consumes food based on the consumption results. After predicting the pattern, the purchase list of food can be transmitted at a specific period. As an example, when the communication unit 310 receives a QR code or barcode recognition information for a purchase list of food or food to be purchased from the consumer terminal 100, the communication unit 310 according to a food consumption pattern predicted by the consumer terminal 100 in advance. Additional product information may be transmitted, or food information to be deleted may be transmitted.

For another example, the communication unit 310 may receive purchase information of food purchased by the consumer from the seller terminal 200 instead of the consumer terminal 100 . Specifically, an application for providing food information provided by the food information providing device 300 may be installed and executed in the consumer terminal 100 and the seller terminal 200, and accordingly, the seller terminal 200 may communicate with the consumer through the consumer. When unique identification information (eg, consumer's mobile phone number, consumer identification number) is obtained, the seller terminal 200 may transmit the recognized food purchase information to the consumer terminal 100 or the food information providing device 300. can In addition to this method, if the distance between the consumer terminal 100 and the seller terminal 200 is within a short-range wireless communication range, the consumer terminal 100 or the seller terminal 200 can transmit the consumer terminal 100 / seller terminal 200 ) may generate a notification attempting to connect. Accordingly, when the consumer terminal 100 and the seller terminal 200 are connected, the seller terminal 200 transmits purchase information of food recognized through a QR code or barcode to the consumer terminal 100 or the food information providing device 300. can be sent to

The storage unit 320 may store various data for providing food information to consumers. In detail, the storage unit 320 may store management deadlines for each food (shelf life, quality maintenance deadline, consumption deadline) and alarm deadlines according to management deadlines. For example, the storage unit 320 may store the alarm period as 8 hours ago, 12 hours ago, 16 hours ago, etc. for foods with a management period of 24 hours, and for foods with a management period of 2 to 7 days. Alarm deadlines can be stored as 1 day ago, 3 days ago, etc., and alarm deadlines can be stored as 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, 40 days, etc. for foods with management deadlines of 30 to 50 days. In addition, the alarm deadline and the number of alarms may be designated by a manager of the food information providing device 300 or adjusted according to a consumer's choice.

In addition, the storage unit 320 may store data on manufacturing processes and distribution processes for each food, and may store consumer-specific identification information.

In addition, the storage unit 320 may store food consumption results for each consumer, which may be used to generate an alarm according to a quality maintenance period and an expiration date. For example, in the case of milk, the expiration date is 45 days if refrigerated unopened, and the expiration date is reduced to 14 days if refrigerated after opening. In this way, the storage unit 320 may store the consumption result of the purchased food for each consumer in consideration of the fact that the quality maintenance period and consumption period of the food differ depending on whether the food is opened or not and how the food is stored.

In addition, the storage unit 320 may store a consumption model learned to predict a consumer's food consumption pattern based on food purchase information and food consumption results.

In various embodiments, the storage unit 320 may include a volatile or non-volatile recording medium capable of storing various data, commands, and information. For example, the storage unit 320 is a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (eg SD or XD memory, etc.), RAM, SRAM, ROM, EEPROM, PROM, network storage It may include at least one type of storage medium among storage, cloud, and blockchain database.

In addition, the storage unit 320 may have instructions for operation with the food information providing device 300 recorded therein. In various embodiments, the storage unit 320 may have an application (not shown) recorded thereon to provide integrated food management information to consumers.

The processor 330 is operatively connected to the communication unit 310 and the storage unit 320 to control the overall operation of the food information providing device 300 and drives applications or programs stored in the storage unit 320. Accordingly, it is possible to determine an alarm period for each food purchased by the consumer, and to perform various commands to provide the consumer with a food use/intake alarm according to the alarm period.

Meanwhile, the processor 330 may correspond to an arithmetic device such as a central processing unit (CPU) or an application processor (AP). In addition, the processor 330 may be implemented in the form of an integrated chip (IC) such as a System on Chip (SoC) in which various computing devices are integrated.

Depending on the embodiment, the processor 330 may obtain purchase information of food, and may obtain at least one management period of the expiration date, quality maintenance period, and consumption period of the food based on the purchase information of the food. Specifically, the processor 330 converts the graphic object recognition information of food obtained from the consumer terminal 100 or the seller terminal 200 located within a preset range of the consumer terminal 100 or the purchase time of the food as the purchase information of the food. can be obtained

For example, the processor 330 may acquire the type, name, manufacturer, and the like of the food acquired as the food purchase information as the consumer terminal 100 photographs the QR code, barcode or receipt of the food. In addition to this, the processor 330 may obtain purchase information of food purchased through a web or mobile application from the consumer terminal 100 .

For another example, the processor 330 records the type, name, manufacturer, etc. of the food acquired as the seller terminal 200 photographs the QR code or barcode of the food and matches the information of the consumer who purchased the food. can be obtained as purchase information of Here, the seller terminal 200 is the case where the consumer terminal 100 and the seller terminal 200 are located within a predetermined range in which short-range wireless communication is possible or when personal identification information of the consumer is obtained directly through the consumer, purchase information of food and Customer information can be matched.

In general, manufactured foods such as sweets and ice cream, processed foods, and imported foods may have expiration dates, and perishable foods such as hamburgers and lunch boxes, or foods that can be stored for a long time such as sugar and salt, do not have expiration dates. The date of manufacture may be indicated, and the expiration date for maintaining quality may be indicated for foods that are less likely to spoil even after long-term storage, such as canned food, kimchi, and alcohol. In this case, the expiration date means the longest period that a consumer can consume even after the expiration date has elapsed depending on whether the food has been opened and how the food is stored.

As such, since the shelf life, quality maintenance period, and consumption period of food are different depending on the type of food, the processor 330 determines the alarm period from the management period specified for the food, and the processor 330 communicates the determined alarm period to the communication unit. The food management deadline may be transmitted to the consumer terminal 100 through 310 . For example, the processor 330 may transmit an alarm such as “2 days left until the alarm deadline for Yondubu” to the consumer terminal 100 through the communication unit 310 .

Depending on the embodiment, the processor 330 may determine at least two or more alarm deadlines within the management deadline, and if a result of food consumption within the management deadline is not received from the consumer terminal 100 through the communication unit 310, the next An alarm for the management deadline of the corresponding food may be retransmitted to the consumer terminal 100 at the alarm due date.

In addition, the processor 330 may provide the consumer terminal 100 with consumption recommendation information so that the consumer can use and consume the food in various ways, in addition to providing an alarm for the expiration date of the food. More specifically, the processor 330 may transmit different consumption recommendation information according to a difference between the purchase time of the food and the expiration date of the food. For example, the consumption recommendation information may be a recipe using food or a meal composition combining foods, and the processor 330 may configure a recipe or meal composition that allows additional purchase of food when the food consumption period is leisurely. can create Conversely, the processor 330 may minimize the additional purchase of food when the expiration date of the food is imminent, or create a recipe or meal composition without additional food purchase.

Depending on the embodiment, since the processor 330 may obtain purchase information of two or more types of food from the consumer terminal 100 through the communication unit 310, the two or more types of food are ordered in order of expiration date. After listing the purchase information, the purchase information of food may be provided to the consumer terminal 100 in a state in which two or more food purchase groups are divided. For example, the processor 330 acquires purchase information for “a food, b food, c food, d food” at once, and purchases the food purchase information “b food, c food” in order of imminent management period. , a food, d food” and then “group. (b food, c food), 2. group. Food purchase information may be provided to the consumer terminal 100 in a grouped state such as “(a food, d food)”, and consumption recommendation information to be provided to the consumer may be determined through this process.

Thereafter, the processor 330 receives main food selection information in two or more food purchase groups from the consumer terminal 100 through the communication unit 310, and generates and transmits different consumption recommendation information based on the main food selection information. can For example, as the processor 330 receives main food selection information such as “1 group c food, 2 group a food” through the communication unit 310, each food is the main food, and the rest of the non-selected food Or you can create a recipe or one-meal composition using additionally purchasable foods.

In this way, the processor 330 provides a recipe or meal composition to consumers in various ways according to the management period, so that even consumers who are not good at cooking can enjoy the food information providing device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention. With this, you can easily organize a meal.

Meanwhile, the processor 330 may receive a food consumption result through a management deadline or management information (consumption recommendation information) from the consumer terminal 100 through the communication unit 310 (S150). That is, the processor 330 not only notifies the consumer terminal 100 of a management deadline and provides consumption recommendation information, but also consumes food from the consumer terminal 100 to confirm whether the consumer has used/ingested the food without discarding it. You can receive results. In this case, the consumption result of the food may include a picture of the finished food or the type and quantity of the food used to make the food among the purchased food.

When the consumption recommendation information transmitted to the consumer terminal 100 and the consumption result received from the consumer terminal 100 are the same, the processor 330 transmits goods usable in the food purchase service to the consumer terminal 100 through the communication unit 310. can provide. The processor 330 calculates the similarity between the photo received from the consumer terminal 100 and the representative photo of the food according to the consumption recommendation information, or the consumer uses the food used to make the corresponding food, in order to determine whether the consumption result is the same. It is possible to calculate the concordance rate between the type and quantity of food items and the items included in consumption recommendation information. The processor 330 may determine that the consumption recommendation information and the consumption result are the same when each calculation result is equal to or greater than a preset value.

Meanwhile, goods usable in the food purchase service may be virtual currency (eg, points), and in addition to this, the processor 330 may provide various types of goods beneficial to consumers to the consumer terminal 100 .

In addition, the processor 330 may predict the consumer's food consumption pattern based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result, using a consumption model learned to predict the consumer's food consumption pattern (S160). Depending on the embodiment, the consumption model may be a learning model learned using at least one artificial intelligence algorithm among machine learning algorithms, neural network algorithms (DNN, RNN, BRDNN), genetic algorithms, and deep learning algorithms, and through the consumption model. The outputted consumer's food consumption pattern can be used to alert the consumer of a food purchase cycle, or to suggest an appropriate quantity of food and related products/foods that the consumer wants to purchase.

The processor 330 classifies the type of food purchased according to the food consumption pattern for each consumer according to the food purchase cycle, digitizes the value (percentile calculation), and provides the digitized value to the consumer terminal 100, so that the consumer can get a guide to deciding what kind of food to buy makes sense.

In addition, the processor 330 may determine the most purchased/consumed preferred food by the consumer for a certain period of time (eg, 2 weeks, 1 month) based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result, and the processor 330 may transmit preferred food or product sales information related to the preferred food to the consumer terminal 100 through the communication unit 310 according to a food consumption pattern predicted in advance. For example, when the consumer's preferred food is soft flour, the processor 330 may provide sales information of various tools used for baking, related products such as eggs, and food to the consumer terminal 100 .

In addition to this, the processor 330 may provide information on a product to be added or a food to be deleted from the food purchase list acquired from the consumer terminal 100 by using the food consumption pattern. For example, the processor 330 may additionally suggest necessary foods or products according to previous consumption results, or may suggest deleting foods that were less consumed according to consumption results.

Meanwhile, the processor 330 may obtain a purchase list of food by receiving QR code or barcode recognition information for a specific food from the consumer terminal 100 through the communication unit 310, and the serial number from the consumer terminal 100 By receiving the input information on the foods of the number, it is possible to obtain a purchase list of foods.

So far, the food information providing device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present invention, according to the consumer's food purchase information recognized through the food QR code or barcode, at least one management period of the shelf life, quality maintenance period, and consumption period is obtained, and an alarm deadline based on the management period is generated By doing so, the consumer can use/eat the purchased food within a specified period of time. In particular, consumers can easily be notified of the management deadline for food simply by photographing the food through the consumer terminal.

Hereinafter, a method of providing food information to consumers using the above-described food information providing device 300 will be described.

3 is a flow chart of a food information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 to 8 are schematic diagrams for explaining a food information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 3 , the food information providing device 300 obtains food purchase information (S110), and determines at least one management period of the food expiration date, quality maintenance period, and consumption period based on the food purchase information. Can be obtained (S120). In detail, the food information providing apparatus 300 determines the graphic object recognition information of food obtained from the consumer terminal 100 or the seller terminal 200 located within a preset range of the consumer terminal 100 or the purchase time of the food as the food. It can be obtained as purchase information.

For example, the food information providing device 300 may acquire the type, name, manufacturer, etc. of the food acquired as the food purchase information obtained when the consumer terminal 100 photographs a QR code, barcode or receipt of the food. . In addition to this, the food information providing device 300 may obtain purchase information of food purchased through a web or mobile application from the consumer terminal 100 .

For another example, in the food information providing device 300, the seller terminal 200 photographs the QR code or barcode of the food, and matches the information of the consumer who purchased the food to the acquired food type, name, and manufacturer. etc. can be acquired as food purchase information. Here, the seller terminal 200 is the case where the consumer terminal 100 and the seller terminal 200 are located within a predetermined range in which short-range wireless communication is possible or when personal identification information of the consumer is obtained directly through the consumer, purchase information of food and Customer information can be matched.

In general, manufactured foods such as sweets and ice cream, processed foods, and imported foods may have expiration dates, and perishable foods such as hamburgers and lunch boxes, or foods that can be stored for a long time such as sugar and salt, do not have expiration dates. The date of manufacture may be indicated, and the expiration date for maintaining quality may be indicated for foods that are less likely to spoil even after long-term storage, such as canned food, kimchi, and alcohol. In this case, the expiration date means the longest period that a consumer can consume even after the expiration date has elapsed depending on whether the food has been opened and how the food is stored.

In this way, since the shelf life, quality maintenance period, and consumption period of food are different depending on the type of food, the food information providing device 300 determines the alarm period from the management period specified for the food (S130), and the determined alarm period The management period of food may be transmitted to the consumer terminal 100 (S140). For example, the food information providing device 300 may transmit an alarm such as "Yeondubu's alarm deadline is 2 days away" to the consumer terminal 100 .

In this regard, referring to FIG. 4 , the food information providing device 300 may provide the following alarm 42 to the consumer terminal 100 based on the purchase time 41 of food and the expiration date of the food. . Depending on the implementation, the food information providing device 300 may provide alarms of different information according to consumption results received from the consumer terminal 100. For example, the food information providing device 300 may provide “organic If the consumption result for "children's cheese" is not received, the consumer terminal 100 may provide an alarm 43 including a phrase such as "7 days remain until the consumption deadline for the purchase on December 9th." , organic children's cheese”, an alarm 44 is sent to the consumer terminal 100 with a phrase such as “there are 3 days left for consumption/opening on December 16th.” can provide

Referring back to FIG. 3 , the food information providing device 300 may determine at least two or more alarm deadlines within the management deadline, and if the consumer terminal 100 does not receive a result of food consumption within the management deadline, the next alarm An alarm for the management deadline of the corresponding food may be retransmitted to the consumer terminal 100 at the due date.

In addition, the food information providing device 300 may provide the consumer terminal 100 with information on a manufacturing or distribution process of food in addition to food alarms. Referring to FIG. 5 , the food information providing device 300 may check the food purchase time 51 and the type and quantity 52 of the food from the food purchase information obtained through the consumer terminal 100, and the consumer After obtaining purchase information on any one food product through the terminal 100, a pop-up window 53 containing information on a distribution process may be provided. However, here, the alarm for the manufacturing process, distribution process, or management period may be provided variably according to the consumer's settings (eg, notification provided only for fresh food, notification provided for one month).

In addition, the food information providing device 300 may provide consumption recommendation information so that consumers can use and consume food in various ways, in addition to providing an alarm for the expiration date of food to the consumer terminal 100. . Here, the consumption recommendation information may be a recipe using food or a meal composition combining food. Referring to FIG. 6 , the food information providing device 300 provides a notification 61 of a management deadline for food to the consumer terminal 100, and additional information about a recipe 62 using the food or a storage method of the food ( 63) can be provided.

More specifically, the food information providing apparatus 300 may generate different consumption recommendation information according to a difference between a food purchase point and a food consumption expiration date, and transmit the same to the consumer terminal 100 . For example, the food information providing device 300 may generate a recipe or a meal plan that allows additional purchase of food when the expiration date of food is leisurely. Conversely, the food information providing device 300 may minimize the additional purchase of food when the expiration date of the food is imminent, or create a recipe or meal composition without additional food purchase.

Depending on the embodiment, since the food information providing device 300 may acquire purchase information of two or more types of food from the consumer terminal 100, the purchase information of two or more types of food is ordered in the order of imminent management period. After listing, food purchase information may be provided to the consumer terminal 100 in a state in which two or more food purchase groups are divided.

For example, referring to FIG. 7 , the food information providing device 300 acquires purchase information on a plurality of foods at once, lists the purchase information of foods in the order of imminent management period, and then displays “Group 1. (Within 1 week of expiration date), Group 2. (Within 2 weeks of expiration date), Group 3. (Within 4 weeks of expiration date)” Through this process, consumption recommendation information to be provided to consumers can be determined.

Here, when the food information providing device 300 receives main food selection information from the consumer terminal 100 in two or more food purchase groups, the food information providing device 300 recommends different consumption based on the main food selection information. Information can be created and transmitted. For example, upon receiving main food selection information such as “Group 1. Pulmuone silken tofu”, the food information providing device 300 sets each food as the main food, and the rest of the non-selected food or food that can be additionally purchased ( An alarm 71 for a recipe or meal composition using 72 may be generated. In addition, the food information providing device 300 may generate a separate notification display 73 when there is food that is not compatible with the main food in the food purchase group, and may guide the consumer.

In this way, the food information providing device 300 provides consumers with a recipe or a meal composition in various ways according to the management period, so that even consumers who are not good at cooking can use the food information providing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Through (300), one meal can be easily composed.

Meanwhile, the food information providing apparatus 300 may receive food consumption results through a management period or management information (consumption recommendation information) from the consumer terminal 100 (S150). That is, the food information providing device 300 not only notifies the consumer terminal 100 of a management deadline and provides consumption recommendation information, but also provides information from the consumer terminal 100 to confirm whether the consumer uses/ingests food without discarding it. A consumption result of food may be received. In this case, the consumption result of the food may include a picture of the finished food or the type and quantity of the food used to make the food among the purchased food.

When the consumption recommendation information transmitted to the consumer terminal 100 and the consumption result received from the consumer terminal 100 are the same, the food information providing apparatus 300 provides the consumer terminal 100 with goods usable in the food purchase service. can The food information providing device 300 calculates the similarity between the picture received from the consumer terminal 100 and the representative picture of food according to the consumption recommendation information, or the consumer makes the corresponding food to determine whether the consumption result is the same. It is possible to calculate the concordance rate between the type and quantity of food items used for food consumption and the items included in consumption recommendation information. The food information providing device 300 may determine that the consumption recommendation information and the consumption result are the same when each calculation result is equal to or greater than a preset value.

Meanwhile, goods usable in the food purchase service may be virtual currency (eg, points), and in addition to this, the food information providing device 300 may provide various types of goods beneficial to consumers to the consumer terminal 100. there is.

In addition, the food information providing apparatus 300 may predict the consumer's food consumption pattern based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result, using a consumption model learned to predict the consumer's food consumption pattern (S160). . Specifically, the food information providing device 300 digitizes and calculates the type of food purchased by each consumer according to the food purchase cycle through the food consumption pattern (percentile calculation), and calculates the calculated value (the consumer's food consumption propensity) as a designated By providing the information to the consumer terminal 100 according to the food cycle, the consumer can obtain guide information for determining which type of food is reasonable to purchase.

In addition, the food information providing device 300 may determine the preferred food that the consumer purchases/consumes the most for a certain period of time (eg, 2 weeks, 1 month) based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result. The information providing device 300 may transmit preferred food or product sales information related to the preferred food to the consumer terminal 100 according to a pre-predicted food consumption pattern. For example, when the consumer's preferred food is soft flour, the food information providing device 300 may provide sales information of various tools used for baking, related products such as eggs, and food to the consumer terminal 100 .

In addition to this, the food information providing device 300 may provide information on a product to be added or a food to be deleted from the food purchase list obtained from the consumer terminal 100 by using the food consumption pattern. For example, referring to FIG. 8 , the food information providing device 300 provides an alarm 82 for additionally suggesting necessary food or products according to the previous consumption result, or food whose intake was low according to the consumption result. An alarm 81 suggesting deleting may be provided.

Meanwhile, the food information providing device 300 may acquire a purchase list of food by receiving QR code or barcode recognition information for a specific food from the consumer terminal 100, and a series of foods from the consumer terminal 100. By receiving input information about , it is possible to obtain a purchase list of food.

So far, the method for providing food information according to an embodiment of the present invention has been described. According to the present invention, the consumer uses the food in a timely manner by checking different consumption recommendation information depending on whether the expiration date of the food is leisurely or not, based on the purchase date and management period along with the use/intake alarm of the food. / can be consumed.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and may be variously modified and implemented without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. there is. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed according to the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent range should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: consumer terminal
200: seller terminal
300: food information providing device
310: communication department
320: storage unit
330: processor

Claims (20)

A food information providing method performed by a processor of a food information integrated providing device,
Acquiring purchase information of food;
acquiring at least one management period of a shelf life, a quality maintenance period, and a consumption period of the food based on the purchase information of the food;
determining an alarm deadline for the food from the management deadline;
transmitting a management deadline of the food to a consumer terminal at the alarm deadline; Food information providing method comprising a. According to claim 1,
The purchase information,
The method of providing food information, comprising at least one of graphic object recognition information of the food obtained from the consumer terminal or a seller terminal located within a predetermined range of the consumer terminal and a purchase point of the food. According to claim 2,
After the step of sending the management deadline,
Transmitting different consumption recommendation information according to a difference between the purchase time of the food and the expiration date of the food; According to claim 3,
The consumption recommendation information,
A food information providing method comprising a recipe or meal composition using the food. According to claim 2,
Prior to the step of transmitting the consumption recommendation information,
Further comprising the step of arranging the foods in the order of approaching the management period and dividing them into two or more food groups,
The step of transmitting the consumption recommendation information,
The step of receiving main food selection information from two or more food groups from the consumer terminal, and generating and transmitting different consumption recommendation information based on the main food selection information. According to claim 4 or 5,
After the step of sending the consumption recommendation information,
Receiving a consumption result of the food within the management period from the consumer terminal; and
Predicting the consumer's food consumption pattern using a consumption model learned to predict the consumer's food consumption pattern based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result; According to claim 6,
After receiving the consumption result of the food,
The food information providing method further comprising: providing a product usable in a food purchase service to the consumer terminal when the transmitted consumption recommendation information and the received consumption result are the same. According to claim 6,
After predicting the food consumption pattern,
Determining the consumer's preferred food based on the food purchase information and the food consumption result; and
Transmitting the preferred food or merchandise sales information associated with the preferred food to the consumer terminal according to the predicted food consumption pattern; According to claim 6,
After predicting the food consumption pattern,
Acquiring a food purchase list from the consumer terminal, and providing information on a product to be added or a food to be deleted from the purchase list based on the food consumption pattern. According to claim 1,
The step of determining the notification deadline,
determining a deadline for at least two or more alarms within the management deadline;
After the step of sending the management deadline,
If the consumption result of the food is not received within the management period from the consumer terminal,
The food information providing method further comprising: retransmitting the management deadline of the food to the consumer terminal at the next alarm due date. communications department;
storage unit;
a processor operatively connected to the communication unit and the storage unit; including,
the processor,
Obtaining purchase information of the food, obtaining at least one management period of the shelf life, quality maintenance period, and consumption period of the food based on the purchase information of the food, and determining an alarm period of the food from the management period, Food information providing device configured to transmit a management deadline of the food to a consumer terminal at the alarm deadline. According to claim 11,
The purchase information,
Food information providing apparatus comprising at least one of graphic object recognition information of the food obtained from the consumer terminal or a seller terminal located within a preset range of the consumer terminal and a purchase point of the food. According to claim 12,
the processor,
The food information providing device configured to transmit different consumption recommendation information according to a difference value between a purchase time of the food and an expiration date of the food. According to claim 13,
The consumption recommendation information,
A food information providing device including a recipe or meal composition using the food. According to claim 12,
the processor,
Before sending the consumption recommendation information,
Listing the purchase information of food in the order of approaching the management deadline, dividing it into two or more food purchase groups, and transmitting it;
The food information providing apparatus configured to receive main food selection information from two or more food purchasing groups from the consumer terminal, and to generate and transmit different consumption recommendation information based on the main food selection information. The method of claim 14 or 15,
the processor,
Receiving a consumption result of the food within the management period from the consumer terminal;
A food information providing apparatus configured to predict a consumer's food consumption pattern by using a consumption model learned to predict the consumer's food consumption pattern based on the purchase information of the food and the consumption result of the food. According to claim 16,
the processor,
If the transmitted consumption recommendation information and the received consumption result are the same, the food information providing device is configured to provide a product usable in a food purchase service to the consumer terminal. According to claim 16,
the processor,
Determining the consumer's preferred food based on the purchase information of the food and the consumption result of the food;
and transmitting the preferred food or merchandise sales information associated with the preferred food to the consumer terminal according to the predicted food consumption pattern. According to claim 16,
the processor,
The food information providing apparatus configured to obtain a purchase list of food from the consumer terminal, and to provide information on a product to be added or a food to be deleted from the purchase list based on the food consumption pattern. According to claim 11,
the processor,
Determine at least two or more alarm deadlines within the management deadline;
and resending the management deadline of the food to the consumer terminal at a next alarm deadline when the consumer terminal does not receive a result of consumption of the food within the management deadline.

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