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WO2014097671A1
WO2014097671A1 PCT/JP2013/069173 JP2013069173W WO2014097671A1 WO 2014097671 A1 WO2014097671 A1 WO 2014097671A1 JP 2013069173 W JP2013069173 W JP 2013069173W WO 2014097671 A1 WO2014097671 A1 WO 2014097671A1
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並河愛子
庵原賢二郎
橋本将己
大岡要平
小林達也
関口政一
關口直樹
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/02—Forks; Forks with ejectors; Combined forks and spoons; Salad servers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
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  • the present invention relates to an electronic device.
  • Non-Patent Document 1 a device for generating a sound corresponding to a resistance value of food by providing a resistance detection electrode at the tip of a fork has been proposed (see Non-Patent Document 1). ).
  • Patent Document 1 a system for matching a user and a store has been proposed.
  • Non-Patent Document 1 there is only a proposal for a device for making food entertaining, and no practical proposal has been made.
  • the proposed store may not sufficiently reflect the user's preference regarding food.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic device that can record a user's behavior related to food. Moreover, an object of this invention is to provide the electronic device which can propose the shop reflecting the taste regarding a user's food.
  • the electronic device of the present invention is acquired via a first communication unit that performs proximity communication or human body communication with a device having a detection unit that detects information about the food that comes into contact with the food, and the first communication unit. And a display unit that performs display on the food based on the detection result of the detection unit.
  • the display unit may perform display according to the order of food detected by the detection unit.
  • the electronic device of the present invention may include a second communication unit different from the first communication unit, and the second communication unit may transmit information related to the detection result of the detection unit to an external device.
  • the electronic device of this invention may be provided with the memory
  • the display unit may display a food related to a food that is not detected by the detection unit among a plurality of foods stored in the storage unit.
  • the electronic device of this invention may be provided with the time measuring part which time-measures according to the said 1st communication part communicating with the said instrument.
  • the display unit may display the time measured by the time measuring unit.
  • the said display part is good also as displaying the advice regarding a meal.
  • An electronic apparatus includes an input unit that inputs data related to food by proximity communication or human body communication via the user from a detection unit that is provided in an instrument held by the user and detects data related to food, and the input And a storage unit that stores data related to the user's meal based on the input of the unit.
  • the storage unit may store data related to a plurality of foods, and may include a comparison unit that compares the input of the input unit and the data related to the plurality of foods.
  • the storage unit may store at least one of the food left by the user and the food not selected by the user based on the comparison result of the comparison unit.
  • the electronic device of the present invention may include a determination unit that determines a timing for providing a meal to the user based on an input of the input unit.
  • the electronic device of this invention may be provided with the alerting
  • the electronic device of this invention may be provided with the time measuring part which time-measures based on the input of the said input part.
  • the input unit may input the user's imaging data from an imaging device that images the user.
  • the electronic device of the present invention may include an attribute detection unit that detects the attribute of the user based on the imaging data input by the input unit.
  • the detection unit is in contact with the first part of the user, and the input unit is through human body communication via a contact part that is in contact with a second part different from the first part of the user.
  • the data regarding the food may be input from the detection unit.
  • the electronic device includes a detection unit that contacts food and detects data related to the food, a storage unit that stores data related to a plurality of foods, data detected by the detection unit, and the storage unit stores the data.
  • a comparison unit that compares the data with the data.
  • the electronic device of the present invention includes a detection unit that contacts food and detects data relating to the food, and a transmission unit that transmits data detected by the detection unit to an external device.
  • An electronic apparatus includes a communication unit capable of communicating with at least one user's portable terminal, and information regarding the food preference of the at least one user via the communication unit. And an input unit for inputting from.
  • the electronic device of the present invention includes a first storage unit that stores information about food, a comparison unit that compares information input by the input unit with information stored in the first storage unit. You may have.
  • the comparison unit may weight the information input by the input unit. In this case, the weighting may be performed according to the arrangement state of the mobile terminals of the user who transmits information related to the food preference.
  • the information stored in the first storage unit may be information related to cooking or information related to a store.
  • the electronic device of the present invention may include a second storage unit that stores information input by the input unit.
  • the second storage unit stores information related to food preferences of a plurality of users, and includes a selection unit that selects information related to food preferences of at least one user from the second storage unit. Also good.
  • the selection unit may select, from the second storage unit, information related to the food preference of the user who owns the mobile terminal to which a predetermined external force is applied at a predetermined timing.
  • the said input part is good also as inputting the information regarding the food preference of the user who owns the said portable terminal from the portable terminal to which the predetermined external force was added at the predetermined timing.
  • the electronic device of the present invention has an effect that it can record a user's behavior related to food.
  • the electronic device of the present invention has an effect that it is possible to propose a store that reflects the user's preference regarding food.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device system according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a situation in which the electronic device system according to the first embodiment is used.
  • FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a food information table
  • FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a meal history table.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a meal history data accumulation process executed by the control unit of the mobile terminal.
  • FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C are diagrams for explaining the meal history data accumulation process of FIG.
  • FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a display example of meal history data
  • FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a display example of advice relating to a meal.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the menu proposal process.
  • FIG. 8A is a flowchart illustrating an example of a food inquiry process
  • FIG. 8B is a flowchart illustrating an example of a response process to a food inquiry.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device system according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a situation in which the electronic device system according to the second embodiment is used.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the registration process of the meal information table.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a process for storing meal information data in the meal information table.
  • FIG. 13A to FIG. 13D are diagrams for explaining the meal information data accumulation processing of FIG. FIG.
  • FIGS. 15A to 15C are diagrams for explaining the meal information data accumulation process of FIG.
  • FIG. 16A to FIG. 16C are diagrams for explaining analysis processing of meal information data.
  • FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed by the control unit of the store terminal in the buffet format.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device system according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of menu suggestion processing executed by the control unit of the store terminal.
  • 20A to 20C are diagrams for explaining the menu suggestion process of FIG.
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electronic device system according to the fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a store proposal process executed by the control unit of the server.
  • FIG. 23A to FIG. 23C are diagrams for explaining the store proposal process of FIG.
  • FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement of a plurality of portable terminals.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device system 1000A according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 shows a situation where the electronic device system 1000A is used.
  • the electronic device system 1000A is a system used when a user eats a meal.
  • the electronic device system 1000 ⁇ / b> A includes tableware devices 10 ⁇ / b> A and 10 ⁇ / b> B provided on the tableware 1 such as chopsticks, spoons, and forks, and mobile terminals 30, 40, and 50, respectively.
  • tableware devices 10 ⁇ / b> A and 10 ⁇ / b> B provided on the tableware 1 such as chopsticks, spoons, and forks, and mobile terminals 30, 40, and 50, respectively.
  • the father uses the tableware device 10A and the portable terminal 30
  • the child uses the tableware device 10B and the portable terminal 40
  • the mother uses the portable terminal 50.
  • the tableware device 10 includes a detection unit 11, an electrode unit 12, a human body communication unit 13, a memory 14, and a control unit 15.
  • the detection unit 11 detects information about food that has touched the tableware 1 and outputs the information to the control unit 15.
  • the detection unit 11 includes an electrode provided at a portion that comes into contact with food (for example, the tip of the fork) and an electrode provided at a portion that contacts the human body of the user (for example, a handle of the fork). The resistance value between “food ⁇ mouth ⁇ human body” is detected and output.
  • the electrode unit 12 includes a signal electrode and a ground electrode, and is an electrode for performing human body communication with the mobile terminal 30 via a user.
  • This electrode part 12 is provided in the place where it is easy to contact a user's body within the tableware 1.
  • the electrode part 12 is provided in the handle part of the tableware 1 so that it may be easy to touch the user's hand which contacts.
  • the human body communication unit 13 includes a transmission unit composed of an electric circuit having a bandpass filter, and modulates data to be transmitted to generate a transmission signal.
  • the human body communication unit may have a reception function.
  • the human body communication unit 13 transmits to the portable terminal 30 information (a resistance value when the user puts food in the mouth) about the food that has contacted the tableware 1 detected by the detection unit 11.
  • proximity communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), FeliCa (registered trademark) module that is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), TransferJet (registered trademark), or the like is applied. Is also possible.
  • the memory 14 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory (for example, a flash memory).
  • the control unit 15 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and controls the tableware device 10 as a whole. In the present embodiment, the control unit 15 performs control to transmit the resistance value of each food detected by the detection unit 11 to the mobile terminal 30.
  • CPU Central Processing Unit
  • the portable terminals 30 and 40 are information devices that are used while being carried by a user.
  • a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like can be used.
  • the mobile terminals 30 and 40 are a smart phone.
  • the mobile terminals 30 and 40 have a telephone function, a communication function for connecting to the Internet, etc., a data processing function for executing a program, and the like.
  • the mobile terminal 30 since the mobile terminals 30 and 40 have the same configuration, the mobile terminal 30 will be described as a representative.
  • the portable terminal 30 includes an electrode unit 300, a human body communication unit 302, a wireless communication unit 304, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 306, a flash memory 308, a display unit 310, a touch panel 312, a microphone 314, a speaker 316, an imaging unit 318, and a calendar. Part 320 and control part 322.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the electrode unit 300 includes a signal electrode and a ground electrode, and is an electrode for performing human body communication with the tableware device 10 through a user.
  • the human body communication unit 302 includes a transmission / reception unit configured by an electric circuit having a bandpass filter, and demodulates an input reception signal to generate reception data, while modulating transmission data to generate a transmission signal.
  • Human body communication includes a current method in which a weak current is passed through the human body and the current is modulated to transmit information, and an electric field method in which information is transmitted by modulating the electric field induced on the surface of the human body.
  • human body communication is possible even if the user does not touch the electrode unit 300 directly.
  • the electric field method is used so that human body communication is established even when the user puts the mobile terminal 30 in a pocket (for example, a breast pocket).
  • the portable terminal 30 (40) may be stored in a bag such as a pochette instead of a pocket. In such a case, proximity communication is used. Is preferred.
  • the wireless communication unit 304 is for communicating with an external device, and various wireless communications can be applied.
  • the wireless communication unit 304 transmits data related to a meal of the user of the mobile terminal 30 to the mobile terminal 50.
  • the GPS module 306 is a sensor that detects the position (for example, latitude and longitude) of the mobile terminal 30.
  • the flash memory 308 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory, and stores a program for controlling the mobile terminal 30 executed by the control unit 322 and various parameters for controlling the mobile terminal 30.
  • the flash memory 308 stores a food information table that stores resistance values for each food, and a meal history table that stores data related to meals of the user (meal history data).
  • the food information table and the meal history table will be described.
  • FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a food information table
  • FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a meal history table.
  • the food information table has items of food name and resistance value.
  • the food name field the name of the food is entered, and in the resistance field, the resistance value of the food (the resistance value measured and registered in advance) and the resistance value of the user (the tableware not holding the food) 1 is input to the user, and the resistance value that the detection unit 11 will detect when the user puts food into the mouth. ing. Since the user's own resistance value is different between the user of the mobile terminal 30 (father) and the user of the mobile terminal 40 (child), the same food information table stored in the flash memory 308 of each of the mobile terminals 30 and 40 is used. Even for food names, the resistance value is different.
  • the meal history table includes a start date and time, an end date and time, an order, and a food name as items.
  • the start date / time item stores the date / time when the user (father, child) started eating.
  • the end date / time item stores the date / time when the user (father, child) finished the meal.
  • the item of order stores a number for uniquely identifying the order of food eaten in the meal.
  • the item of food name stores the name of the food eaten by the user (father, child) in each order.
  • 3B is a meal history table stored in the flash memory 308 of the mobile terminal 30, the father starts eating at 11:50 on November 6, 2012, and hamburger ⁇ white rice It is recorded in the meal history table that it is eaten in the order of ⁇ hamburger ⁇ carrot ⁇ lettuce and the meal is finished at 12:00.
  • the display unit 310 is a device using, for example, a liquid crystal display element, and is provided on a predetermined surface (hereinafter, referred to as a main surface) of the main body of the mobile terminal 30. Display the image. Moreover, in this embodiment, the display part 310 displays a user's meal log
  • the touch panel 312 inputs information according to the touch of the user.
  • the touch panel 312 is provided on the display unit 310 or incorporated in the display unit 310. Therefore, the touch panel 312 inputs various information when the user touches the surface of the display unit 310.
  • the microphone 314 is provided below the display unit 310 on the main surface side of the mobile terminal 30 main body, and is positioned at the mouth when the user uses the telephone function.
  • the speaker 316 is provided above the display unit 310 on the main surface side of the main body of the mobile terminal 30 and is positioned near the ear when the user uses the telephone function.
  • the imaging unit 318 is provided in the vicinity of the speaker 316 above the display unit 310, and images the user's situation when the user is holding (using) the portable terminal 30. is there.
  • the imaging unit 318 includes a photographing lens, an RGB Bayer array imaging device (CCD and CMOS device), and the like. Note that the imaging unit 318 may be provided on the surface opposite to the main surface of the mobile terminal 30.
  • the calendar unit 320 acquires time information such as year, month, day, and time and outputs the time information to the control unit 322.
  • the calendar unit 320 may have a time measuring function to measure the time taken for the user's meal.
  • the control unit 322 has a CPU and controls the entire mobile terminal 30.
  • the control unit 322 collects data related to the user's meal. Further, the control unit 322 generates advice related to the user's meal based on the data related to the user's meal (data included in the meal history table (FIG. 3B)) and displays the advice on the display unit 310.
  • the portable terminal 50 may have the same configuration as the portable terminals 30 and 40, but may have a configuration in which the electrode unit and the human body communication unit are omitted as shown in FIG. Here, only differences from the mobile terminals 30 and 40 in the configuration of the mobile terminal 50 will be described.
  • the wireless communication unit 504 is for communicating with an external device, and various wireless communications can be applied.
  • the wireless communication unit 504 receives data related to meals from the father and children from the control unit 322 through communication with the wireless communication unit 304.
  • the flash memory 508 is, for example, a non-volatile semiconductor memory.
  • the flash memory 508 stores data related to meals of fathers and children received by the wireless communication unit 504, and stores map information and various programs.
  • the control unit 522 has a CPU and controls the entire mobile terminal 50.
  • the control unit 522 displays data related to meals of fathers and children (for example, information on foods eaten at lunch time) on the display unit 510, and information on menus, ingredients, and shops for dinner. To provide.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a user (father) meal history data accumulation process executed by the control unit 322. It is assumed that the father is going to eat lunch (menu is rice, miso soup, salad, hamburger) at the employee cafeteria.
  • step S ⁇ b> 10 the control unit 322 determines whether or not human body communication has been established with the tableware device 10.
  • step S10 it is determined whether or not the user (father) has picked up the tableware 1 (fork in FIG. 2) as shown in FIG. 2 in order to start eating.
  • the control part 322 repeats the process of step S10 until determination of step S10 is affirmed.
  • step S10 the determination in step S10 is affirmed, that is, when human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established, the control unit 322 proceeds to step S12.
  • step S12 the control unit 322 acquires date information from the calendar unit 320 and registers the date and time in the “start date and time” of the meal history table, assuming that the user (father) has started a meal. For example, when the human body communication is established between the portable terminal 30 and the tableware device 10 by the father holding the fork to start eating (step S10 / YES), the control unit 322 displays the information shown in FIG. ), The date and time acquired from the calendar unit 320 is registered as the start date and time of the meal history table. In the case where the calendar unit 320 has a timekeeping function, the control unit 322 may start time measurement using the calendar unit 320 in step S12 and measure the time taken for eating.
  • step S14 the control unit 322 determines whether or not the detection value of the detection unit 11 has changed.
  • step S14 it is determined whether or not the user (father) has eaten a new food.
  • determination here is denied, ie, when the detection value of the detection part 11 does not change, the control part 322 repeats the process of step S14 until determination of step S14 is affirmed. And in the stage where the detection value of the detection part 11 changed, the judgment of step S14 is affirmed and the control part 322 transfers to step S16.
  • step S18 the control unit 322 acquires the detection result of the detection unit 11.
  • step S18 the food eaten by the user is specified, and in step S20, it is registered in the meal history table stored in the flash memory 308.
  • the detection unit 11 of the tableware device 10 detects the resistance value D when the father makes a hamburger's mouth.
  • the control unit 322 compares the food information table (FIG. 3 (A)) stored in the memory 14 with the resistance value D detected by the detection unit 11, and the food eaten by the father is a hamburger.
  • FIG. 5B “hamburg” is registered as the first food the father eats in the meal history table.
  • the control unit 322 determines whether or not the user has finished eating. Whether or not the user has finished the meal may be determined, for example, based on whether or not a human body communication with the tableware device 10 has continued for a predetermined time (for example, 5 to 10 minutes), or GPS The position of the mobile terminal 30 acquired by the module 306 may be determined based on whether or not a predetermined distance from the employee cafeteria.
  • step S22 If the determination in step S22 is negative, that is, if the user has not yet finished the meal, the control unit 322 returns to step S14 and performs the processes in steps S14 to S20 until the user (father) finishes the meal. repeat. Thereby, the user's meal history data as shown in FIG. 5C can be automatically accumulated without forcing the user to perform a special operation. From FIG. 5C, it can be seen that the father made mouth in the order of hamburger, rice, hamburger, salad,.
  • step S22 determines whether the father finishes the meal. If the determination in step S22 is affirmative, that is, if the father finishes the meal, the control unit 322 moves to step S24, acquires date / time information from the calendar unit 320, and stores the date / time in the meal history table. Register at the end date (see FIG. 3B).
  • step S28 the control unit 322 generates meal-related data and advice based on the data recorded in the meal history table (FIG. 3B) and displays the data on the display unit 310.
  • the control unit 322 may display the order of eating the food and the time taken for the meal on the display unit 310.
  • the control unit 322 may have the user (father) eat something that takes time to digest and absorb vegetables (dietary fiber) at the beginning of the meal, then eat soup, then eat protein such as meat, and finally eat rice It may be determined whether or not (carbohydrate) has been eaten (whether the blood sugar level is difficult to increase), and the determination result may be displayed on the display unit 310 as shown in FIG.
  • control unit 322 may further display advice regarding the order of eating (such as “advice when eating vegetables first has an effect on lowering blood glucose level”). Moreover, the control part 322 may display on the display part 310 whether it is a quick eating tendency based on the time concerning meal. In addition, the control unit 322 may display the user's diet tendency on the display unit 310 based on the meal history data stored in the flash memory 308, for example, if meat eating continues.
  • step S ⁇ b> 30 the control unit 322 transmits the current meal history data to, for example, a mobile terminal owned by another user (for example, the mobile terminal 50 owned by the mother) or an external device.
  • the control unit 322 may cause the user (father) to select which of the data displayed on the display unit 310 is transmitted to whom using the touch panel 312. Further, after the user has made a selection once, selection of data and a transmission destination may be omitted.
  • the meal in the employee cafeteria is taken as an example.
  • the control unit 322 may be used in various places. It is possible to acquire the meal history data.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the menu proposal process executed by the control unit 522 of the portable terminal 50 possessed by the mother.
  • step S ⁇ b> 100 the control unit 522 controls the meal history data (the meal history table data in FIG. 3B) from the portable terminal (here, the father's portable terminal 30). It is determined whether the reception is completed. When determination here is denied, ie, when the data reception from the portable terminal 30 is not completed, the control part 522 repeats the process of step S100 until data reception is completed. Then, when the data reception is completed, the determination in step S100 is affirmed, and the control unit 522 proceeds to step S102.
  • the meal history data the meal history table data in FIG. 3B
  • step S102 the control unit 522 displays data related to a meal eaten by the user (father) of the mobile terminal 30 on the display unit 510 based on the acquired meal history data.
  • step S104 the control unit 522 displays the meal history data stored in the flash memory 508 on the display unit 510 for a predetermined period (for example, for one week).
  • step S106 the control unit 522 selects several menu candidates that do not overlap the menu displayed on the display unit 510 from the menus stored in the flash memory 508, and displays them on the display unit 510.
  • the control unit 522 may select a candidate menu based on the season information from the calendar unit 520, or information acquired from an external device via the wireless communication unit 504 (for example, nearby Menu candidates may be selected based on information that the food A is cheap in the supermarket and information that the food B is in season.
  • step S108 the control unit 522 determines whether one of a plurality of menu candidates has been selected by the user (mother). If the determination here is affirmative, that is, if one of the plurality of menu candidates is selected from the touch panel 312, the control unit 522 proceeds to step S110.
  • step S110 the control unit 522 displays information on the selected menu on the display unit 510.
  • the control unit 522 purchases food for the selected menu based on the location information of the mobile terminal 50 detected by the GPS module 506 (that is, the location information of the mother) and the map stored in the flash memory 508. Possible store information and a route to the store are displayed on the display unit 510.
  • the control unit 522 may display, on the display unit 510, a store from which the food for the selected menu can be purchased at a low price based on information on special sales at the store acquired from an external device via the wireless communication unit 504. .
  • the control unit 522 may display the recipe and cooking time of the selected menu on the display unit 510. After the display on the display unit 510, the control unit 522 ends all the processes in FIG.
  • step S108 determines whether or not an end instruction from the user (mother) has been received. For example, the control unit 522 determines whether or not an end button displayed on the display unit 510 has been pressed by the user (mother).
  • step S112 If the determination in step S112 is negative, that is, if an end instruction from the user (mother) is not received, the control unit 522 returns to step S108. On the other hand, when the determination in step S112 is affirmative, that is, when an end instruction from the user (mother) is received, the control unit 522 ends all the processes in FIG.
  • control unit 522 acquires the meal history data from the father's mobile terminal 30 and performs the menu suggestion process. It is good also as acquiring data and performing a menu proposal process.
  • control unit 522 may acquire meal history data from the father's mobile terminal 30 and the child's mobile terminal 40 and perform the menu suggestion process in consideration of each meal history data.
  • the portable terminal 50 may acquire meal history data from the portable terminal 30 at around 13:00 or before going out for dinner shopping (around 15:00). Moreover, the control part 522 of the portable terminal 50 may acquire the information regarding a specific foodstuff instead of acquiring meal log
  • FIG. 8A is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing (food inquiry processing) in which the control unit 522 of the mobile terminal 50 inquires whether the user of the mobile terminal 30 has eaten a specific food.
  • FIG. 8B is a flowchart illustrating an example of response processing to the inquiry executed by the control unit 322 of the mobile terminal 30 that has received the inquiry.
  • step S200 the control unit 522 receives an input of a food to be inquired from a user.
  • step S ⁇ b> 302 the inquiry target food is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30.
  • the control unit 522 transmits “broccoli” to the portable terminal 30 as a food to be inquired in response to an operation by the mother.
  • the control unit 322 of the mobile terminal 30 determines whether or not an inquiry has been received from the mobile terminal 50 in step S300 of FIG. When the determination here is affirmed, that is, when an inquiry is received from the portable terminal 50, the control unit 322 receives the inquiry target food from the portable terminal 50 in the next step S302.
  • “broccoli” is received as the food to be inquired.
  • step S304 the control unit 322 determines whether or not the user has eaten the inquiry target food based on the meal history data stored in the meal history table (FIG. 3B), and the result is determined. It transmits to the portable terminal 50, and complete
  • the control unit 522 of the portable terminal 50 waits until receiving a result of whether or not the user of the portable terminal 30 ate the food to be inquired in Step S ⁇ b> 204 after Step S ⁇ b> 202. . Therefore, the control unit 522 proceeds to step S206 when step S304 is executed in the mobile terminal 30, displays the received result on the display unit 310, and ends the process.
  • the mother can confirm that the father did not eat “broccoli”, so that the mother can know the likes and dislikes of the father.
  • the mother makes a lunch box for the father's lunch, it is possible to know whether or not the father has disliked the food he dislikes and whether it has been discarded as leftovers.
  • the mother inputs one food item to be inquired.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of items may be input.
  • the mother's mobile terminal 50 makes an inquiry to the father's mobile terminal 30 has been described, but the mother's mobile terminal 50 may make an inquiry to the child's mobile terminal 40.
  • the mobile terminals 30 and 40 communicate with the human body with the tableware device 10 having the detection unit 11 that contacts food and detects information about the food. And a display unit 310 that displays information obtained based on the detection result of the detection unit 11 acquired via the human body communication unit 302.
  • the portable terminals 30 and 40 can record the action regarding a user's meal automatically, and can provide it to a user, without forcing a special operation to a user.
  • the user can confirm the action regarding own food.
  • the display unit 310 displays the order of food detected by the detection unit 11, and thus the user tends to eat his / her meal (for example, side dishes first). Etc.) can be grasped.
  • the mobile terminals 30 and 40 include a wireless communication unit 304 different from the human body communication unit 302, and the wireless communication unit 304 transmits meal history data to an external device such as the mobile terminal 50.
  • the meal history data of the mobile terminals 30 and 40 can be shared with other people or used. For example, a mother who has received meal history data for a father and a child can use the received meal history data for devising a menu for the next meal. As a result, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a situation in which the lunch menu and the dinner menu of the father or the child are the same.
  • the control unit 322 uses the resistance value detected by the detection unit 11 to determine the food value. Can be specified.
  • the portable terminals 30 and 40 acquire the date and time or measure the calendar 320 in response to the human body communication unit 302 communicating with the tableware device 10.
  • the display unit 310 displays the meal start time, the meal end time, and the time taken for the meal acquired by the calendar unit 320. Thereby, the user can know the tendency of the time for himself to eat.
  • the display unit 310 displays advice on meals, so that the user can receive advice on their own meals, which can be used to improve the meal situation.
  • the control unit 322 displays information on the food taken by the user on the display unit 310 based on the meal history data.
  • the control unit 322 may display, on the display unit 310, foods that are not detected by the detection unit 11 among foods stored in the flash memory 308. Thereby, the user can recognize food that he / she has not ingested.
  • the control unit 322 may display on the display unit 310 the number of items and the number of calories that the user has consumed in a day.
  • the tableware device 10 transmits the resistance value of the food material detected by the detection unit 11 to the mobile terminals 30 and 40, but is not limited thereto.
  • the memory 14 of the tableware device 10 stores the food information table (FIG. 3A)
  • the control unit 15 measures the resistance value measured by the detection unit 11, and the food information table data stored in the memory 14. It is good also as transmitting the foodstuff and cooking identified by comparing these to the portable terminals 30 and 40.
  • FIG. In this case, the process of step S18 can be omitted in the process shown in FIG.
  • control unit 322 may store in the flash memory 308 information such as the time and number of times that the user placed the tableware during the meal.
  • the control unit 322 can determine whether or not the user has placed tableware during a meal based on whether or not human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established. In this case, the control unit 322 can also display on the display unit 310 the time and the number of times that the user placed the tableware during the meal.
  • the detection part 11 of the tableware apparatus 10 shall detect the resistance value when a user uses a foodstuff as a mouth, it is not restricted to this,
  • the detection part 11 May detect, for example, the hardness, moisture content, salt content, sugar content, etc. of the food that has contacted the tableware 1.
  • the food information table may include data such as hardness, moisture content, salt content, and sugar content in addition to the resistance value for each food product.
  • the said 1st Embodiment demonstrated the case where the portable terminals 30 and 40 were smart phones, it is not restricted to this,
  • the structure and function of the portable terminals 30 and 40 are glasses, a hearing aid, a clock, etc. It is good also as applying to what is worn by the human body.
  • FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device system 1000B according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a situation in which the electronic device system 1000B is used.
  • the electronic device system 1000 ⁇ / b> B includes tableware devices 10 ⁇ / b> A and 10 ⁇ / b> B, a floor device 60, a store terminal 70, and an imaging unit 80.
  • the configurations and functions of the tableware devices 10A and 10B are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. In the following description, the tableware devices 10A and 10B will be described as the tableware device 10 unless otherwise distinguished.
  • the floor device 60 is provided on the floor of each table, and includes a floor electrode unit 610, a human body communication unit 620, a control unit 630, and a communication unit 640, as shown in FIG.
  • the floor electrode unit 610 is provided on the floor of a table on which a customer sits, and the partial electrodes 610-1 to 610-n (n is an arbitrary integer) so as to correspond to a plurality of customers and chairs. have.
  • the partial electrodes 610-1 to 610-n have signal electrodes and ground electrodes, and are electrodes for performing human body communication with the tableware device 10 via the user.
  • the human body communication unit 620 includes a transmission / reception unit including an electric circuit having a bandpass filter, and demodulates an input reception signal to generate reception data, while modulating transmission data to generate a transmission signal. To do.
  • the human body communication unit 620 performs human body communication with the tableware device 10 provided in the tableware 1 via the floor electrode unit 610 and the customer.
  • the electric field method is adopted as the human body communication unit 620, human body communication is possible even if the customer is wearing shoes or wearing socks, that is, the contact in this embodiment is the contact with the human body. This concept includes not only direct contact but also contact through clothing and shoes.
  • the communication unit 640 communicates with the store terminal 70 described later, and any communication method such as wired or wireless may be adopted.
  • the control unit 630 includes a CPU, and performs control to transmit information about food received from the tableware device 10 to the store terminal 70 using the communication unit 640.
  • the imaging unit 80 includes an imaging unit 810, a control unit 820, and a communication unit 830.
  • the imaging unit 810 is provided on a restaurant ceiling or wall and includes a lens system, an imaging device, and an image processing circuit. Note that the imaging unit 810 may be driven in the tilt direction by a drive system (not shown). In this case, the imaging unit 810 can capture a specific customer by acquiring position information of the customer sitting from the floor device 60 and changing the imaging position based on the position information. Note that a plurality of imaging units 810 may be provided according to the size and layout of the store.
  • the communication unit 830 transmits the image data captured by the imaging unit 810 to the store terminal 70, and the communication method may be any of wired or wireless.
  • the control unit 820 has a CPU and controls the entire imaging unit 80.
  • the control unit 820 adjusts the imaging position of the imaging unit 810 by a driving unit (not shown) so as to capture an image of a designated customer based on an instruction from the store terminal 70 described later.
  • the control unit 820 performs control to transmit the image data captured by the imaging unit 810 to the store terminal 70.
  • the store terminal 70 includes a communication unit 710, an image analysis unit 720, a memory unit 730, a calendar unit 740, a display unit 750, a speaker 760, and a control unit 770.
  • the communication unit 710 communicates with the communication unit 640 of the floor device 60 and the communication unit 830 of the imaging unit 80 by wireless or wired communication.
  • the communication unit 710 receives customer meal information (meal information data) from the communication unit 640 of the floor device 60 and receives customer image data from the communication unit 830 of the imaging unit 80.
  • the image analysis unit 720 detects the number of customers and analyzes customer attributes based on the image data captured by the imaging unit 80.
  • the memory unit 730 includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory (for example, a flash memory), and menu information (FIG. 14) of meals provided in the store, and a food information table (FIG. 3 (FIG. 3)) that associates food names with their resistance values. A)) is stored.
  • a food information table (FIG. 3 (FIG. 3)) that associates food names with their resistance values. A)) is stored.
  • the memory unit 730 associates the customer meal information data acquired from the floor equipment 60 with the customer attribute information analyzed by the image analysis unit 720 under the control of the control unit 770 described later, and the meal information table ( (FIG. 13A etc.)
  • the calendar unit 740 outputs time information to the control unit 770 and has a time measuring function for measuring time based on an instruction from the control unit 770.
  • the display unit 750 displays information for restaurant employees. For example, the display unit 750 displays the next timing of serving food for each customer.
  • the speaker 760 is a voice output device, and performs various voice guidance to restaurant employees. Specifically, the speaker 760 outputs a voice for directing the employee's attention to the above-described display unit 750, or guides the display content of the display unit 750 by voice.
  • the control unit 770 has a CPU and controls the store terminal 70 and the entire electronic device system 1000B. In the present embodiment, the control unit 770 instructs the imaging unit 80 to capture a customer image. Further, the control unit 770 stores the meal information data acquired from the floor equipment 60 and the customer attributes acquired from the image analysis unit 720 in the memory unit 730. In addition, the control unit 770 analyzes foods that the customer has not ingested.
  • the control unit 770 performs a meal information table registration process shown in the flowchart of FIG. This process corresponds to a preparation process for accumulating meal information data for each customer.
  • step S400 the control unit 770 controls the imaging unit 80 to capture customer images of the group seated on the table.
  • the timing at which step S400 is executed may be, for example, the timing at which an employee issues an imaging instruction to the store terminal 70, or the timing at which a person is seated by a human sensor or the like. Or other timings.
  • step S401 the control unit 770 acquires the number of customers constituting the group from the image analysis unit 720 that analyzes the captured customer image.
  • the image analysis unit 720 can analyze the number of customers by comparing with an image in a state where there is no person.
  • the control unit 770 acquires the attribute information of the customers constituting the group from the image analysis unit 720. Note that the control unit 770 associates each customer with one of the partial electrodes 610-1 to 610-n based on the position of each customer at the stage of acquiring the attribute information.
  • the control unit 770 newly registers a table for recording meal information data of customers constituting the group in the memory unit 730, and ends the process. By the process shown in FIG. 11, a meal information table for recording meal information data is registered for the group, as shown in FIG. 13A.
  • the meal information table includes items of group ID, customer ID, customer attribute, partial electrode, meal start date / time, meal end date / time, menu name, dish name, order, and food name. .
  • the group ID is information for uniquely identifying the customer group that visited the store.
  • the customer ID is information for uniquely identifying a customer constituting the group identified by the group ID.
  • the attribute of the customer identified by the customer ID acquired from the image analysis unit 720 is registered.
  • the group with the group ID “G001” is composed of three customers, and the attributes are a 20s female, a 40s male, and a 30s male.
  • the partial electrode item identifiers of the partial electrodes 610-1 to 610-n corresponding to the positions of the customers are registered.
  • the date and time when each customer started eating is stored in the item of the meal start date and time.
  • the date and time when each customer finished the meal is stored in the item of the meal end date and time.
  • the menu name item stores the name of the menu ordered by each customer.
  • the name of the dish included in each menu is stored in the dish name item.
  • the order is an item for uniquely identifying the order of food eaten by the customer in the meal.
  • the item of food name stores the name of the food eaten by the customer in each order.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process for accumulating meal information data of each customer in a group seated on a table. Assuming that the processing of FIG. 12 is executed, it is assumed that the control unit 770 has acquired the resistance value of the customer by causing the customer to give the tableware 1 (fork, etc.) once.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the tableware device 10 is provided in a cup, and the control unit 770 acquires the resistance value when the customer puts a mouth on the cup to drink water as the resistance value of the customer himself / herself. It is good as well.
  • step S404 the control unit 770 determines whether or not human body communication with the tableware device 10 has been established.
  • step S404 it is determined whether or not the customer has picked up the tableware in order to start eating.
  • the control unit 770 proceeds to step S404 until the human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established. Repeat the process.
  • the determination in step S404 is affirmed, and the control unit 770 proceeds to step S405.
  • step S405 the control unit 770 acquires date / time information from the calendar unit 740 and updates the item of the meal start date / time of the customer who established the human body communication in the meal information table.
  • a woman in her twenties hereinafter referred to as customer C01
  • customer ID “C01” that constitutes the group ID “G001” in FIG. 13A
  • the control part 770 update the item of the meal start date and time of the customer C01 in a meal information table, as shown in FIG.13 (B) (step S405).
  • FIG. 13B for the customers C02 and C03, since the human body communication has not yet been established, the meal start date / time item is not updated.
  • control unit 770 determines whether or not the customer has ordered the course menu. When the determination here is affirmed, that is, when the customer orders a course menu, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S408. Information on the menu ordered by the customer is input to the store terminal 70 from a POS terminal held by a restaurant employee or the like and stored in the memory unit 730.
  • step S408 the control unit 770 acquires the menu information ordered by the customer from the memory unit 730. At this time, the control unit 770 updates the menu name item in the meal information table, and registers the first dish provided in the menu in the dish name item based on the acquired menu information.
  • the control unit 770 registers “A course” in the menu name item (see FIG. 13C).
  • the first dish provided in the course A is “appetizer”, so the control unit 770 registers “appetizer” in the item of dish name (FIG. 13C). reference).
  • step S410 the control unit 770 determines whether or not the detection value of the detection unit 11 has changed.
  • step S410 it is determined whether or not the customer has eaten a new food.
  • determination here is denied, ie, when the detection value of the detection part 11 does not change, the control part 770 repeats the process of step S410 until the determination of step S410 is affirmed.
  • the determination in step S410 is affirmed, and the control unit 770 proceeds to step S412.
  • control unit 770 acquires the detection result of the detection unit 11. Then, in the next step S414, the control unit 770 specifies the food eaten by the customer based on the food information table (FIG. 3A) stored in the memory unit 730. In addition, the control part 770 sets the value which deducted the customer's own resistance value measured beforehand from the detection result (resistance value) of the detection part 11 as a food resistance value. Then, the control unit 770 compares the calculated resistance value with the resistance value in the food information table, and specifies the name of the food eaten by the customer. Next, in step S416, control unit 770 updates the meal information table using the identified food name. In addition, the control part 770 updates the item of the order of a meal information table, and a food name.
  • the control unit 770 updates the item of the order of a meal information table, and a food name.
  • control unit 770 determines whether or not the customer has finished eating the currently provided food. Whether or not the customer has finished cooking can be determined, for example, based on whether or not a human body communication with the tableware device 10 has not been established for a predetermined time (for example, 5 to 10 minutes).
  • step S418 determines whether the customer has not finished eating the currently provided food. If the determination in step S418 is negative, that is, if the customer has not finished eating the currently provided food, the control unit 770 returns to step S410. On the other hand, if the determination in step S418 is affirmative, that is, if the customer has finished eating the currently provided food, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S420.
  • the control unit 770 determines whether or not the course menu has ended. Specifically, the control unit 770 determines whether the course menu has ended by comparing the dishes included in the course menu and the order in which the dishes are provided with the dishes currently provided to the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 13D, it is assumed that the customer C01 has finished eating an appetizer. On the other hand, the A course ordered by the customer C01 is to provide the main dish after the appetizer (see FIG. 14). Therefore, the control unit 770 determines that the course menu has not ended yet. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15A, when the customer C01 has finished eating the dessert, the A course ordered by the customer C01 is the dish that the dessert is provided last (see FIG. 14). ), The control unit 770 determines that the course menu has ended.
  • step S420 determines whether the determination in step S420 is negative, that is, if the course menu has not yet ended.
  • the control unit 770 uses the display unit 750 and the speaker 760 in step S422 to serve the customer the next dish.
  • Inform employees to provide For example, the course A is supposed to provide the main dish after the appetizer (FIG. 14), so that the employee C01 who has finished eating the appetizer as shown in FIG. Notify employees. Thereby, the employee can provide the next dish to the customer at an appropriate timing.
  • the control unit 770 registers the name of the dish notified in step S422 in the dish name item of the meal information table. For example, when the control unit 770 notifies the employee of the provision of the main dish in step S422, the control unit 770 registers “main” in the item of the dish name in the meal information table (see FIG. 15B).
  • control unit 770 After the process of step S422, the control unit 770 returns to step S410 and executes the processes after step S410.
  • step S420 determines whether the meal end date / time of the meal information table. The item is updated (see FIG. 15C). Then, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S426.
  • step S406 when the customer does not order the course menu in step S406, that is, when a plurality of single dishes are ordered, the control unit 770, in step S428, information on the menu ordered by the customer (order information) ( From the POS terminal or the like to the store terminal 70).
  • control unit 770 executes the processes of steps S430 to S438 in the same manner as steps S410 to S418 described above. Then, when the determination in step S438 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step S440, and the control unit 770 determines whether or not all the dishes ordered by the customer have been provided. Note that whether or not all the dishes have been provided can be determined based on the order information acquired in step S428 and the detection value of the detection unit 11. If this determination is denied, that is, if all the dishes have not been provided yet, the control unit 770 provides dishes that have not yet been provided (for example, coffee or dessert after meals) in step S442. Notify employees to do so. Thereby, the employee can provide food to the customer at an appropriate timing. In addition, the control part 770 returns to step S430 after the process of step S442.
  • step S440 the control unit 770 acquires date information from the calendar unit 740 in step S424 and finishes the meal in the meal information table. Update the date / time item. Then, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S426.
  • the control unit 770 analyzes the meal information data of each customer.
  • the control unit 770 based on the menu information of FIG. 16A (similar to FIG. 14A) and the meal information table of FIG. (C)) is extracted.
  • the menu information shown in FIG. 16A includes information on foods used in each dish. Therefore, the control unit 770 extracts uningested food information for each customer by comparing the food ingested by each customer in the meal information table with the food used in each dish in the menu information. Is possible. Thereby, since the data regarding the food which the customer did not ingest can be acquired, the employees of the store can use the data for menu development and the like.
  • control unit 770 may analyze the reason why the customer did not ingest the food and record it in the uningested food information shown in FIG. For example, if the food that the customer did not ingest is the food included in the first item of the course menu, the control unit 770 indicates that the customer did not ingest the food because “the customer is not good at the food”. Judge that it is because it is, and record it in the information on foods not consumed. Also, if the customer did not eat the food at the end of the course menu, and after that, if the customer did not eat the food, the control unit 770 said that the customer did not eat the food ”And record in the information on foods not consumed.
  • control unit 770 ends all the processing in FIG.
  • the store terminal 70 performs human body communication via the user from the detection unit 11 that is provided in the tableware 1 held by the user and detects data relating to food.
  • a communication unit 710 that acquires data on the food
  • a memory unit 730 that stores data (meal information data) on the customer's meal based on the acquired data on the food.
  • the store terminal 70 can automatically record the customer's food-related behavior without forcing the customer or employee to perform a special operation.
  • the memory unit 730 stores the resistance value for each food in the food information table, and the control unit 770 detects the resistance value of the food detected by the detection unit 11 and the food information table. Therefore, it is possible to identify the food that the customer has spoken.
  • control unit 770 stores the food left by the customer in the memory unit 730 based on the menu information and the meal information table. Thereby, since the data regarding the food left by the customer can be accumulated, restaurant managers and employees can use the data for examination of cooking methods, menu development, and the like.
  • the control unit 770 determines the timing of providing meals to the customer based on the meal information data, so that the restaurant employee can provide meals to the customer at an appropriate timing.
  • the store terminal 70 includes the display unit 750 and the speaker 760 that notify the customer of the timing for providing a meal based on the meal data. Know the right time to serve meals.
  • the store terminal 70 includes a calendar unit 740 that acquires date and time information and measures time based on the human body communication with the tableware device 10. Etc. can be accumulated. The time taken for each menu may be stored in the meal information table and analyzed. In addition, the accumulated data may be used to calculate the turnover rate of the store, the waiting time at the time of congestion, and the like.
  • the store terminal 70 includes an image analysis unit 720 that detects an attribute of a customer based on image data of the customer acquired by the communication unit 710 from the imaging unit 80 that images the customer.
  • customer attributes can be associated with food-related behaviors, and the range of utilization of meal information data, such as development of menus for each customer attribute and examination of the amount of food, is expanded.
  • the detection unit 11 is in contact with the customer's hand
  • the communication unit 710 is related to the food from the detection unit 11 through human body communication via the floor electrode unit 610 that is in contact with the customer's foot. Since data is input, it is possible to obtain meal information data without making the customer aware of it.
  • the tableware device 10 is in contact with food and detects the resistance value of the food, and the human body communication transmits the resistance value detected by the detection unit 11 to the external device. Part 13. Thereby, without forcing the customer or employee to perform a special operation, information about the food that the customer has eaten using the tableware 1 provided with the tableware device 10 is transmitted to the store terminal 70, and the customer's food is related. You can record your actions.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the device has the same configuration as the floor device 60 instead of the floor device 60. May be provided on the seat plate of the chair.
  • a table or a wall can be used in addition to the above-described chair.
  • the tableware device transmits the resistance value detected by the detection unit 11 to the floor device 60.
  • the memory 14 included in the tableware device 10 stores a food information table (FIG. 3A) in which food is associated with the resistance value, and the control unit 770 detects the resistance value detected by the detection unit 11 and the memory 14.
  • the human body communication unit 13 may transmit the food specified by the comparison. Accordingly, the store terminal 70 can acquire information on foods that the customer has spoken without forcing the customer or employee to perform a special operation, and can record the behavior of the customers regarding food.
  • FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed by the control unit 770 when a restaurant provides food in a buffet format.
  • the tableware devices 10A and 10B are provided, for example, on a tableware 1 (for example, tongs, chopsticks, ladle, etc.) for separating dishes on a large plate, and which tableware 1 It is assumed that which dishes are used for sharing.
  • the detection unit 11 of the tableware devices 10A and 10B is a sensor that can directly or indirectly detect the weight of the dish held by the tableware 1.
  • step S500 the control unit 770 determines whether or not human body communication with the tableware device 10 has been established. In the process of step S500, it is determined whether or not the customer has touched the tableware 1 in order to share the dishes on the platter. If the determination in step S500 is negative, that is, if the human body communication with the tableware device 10 is not established, the control unit 770 repeats the process in step S500 until the human body communication is established. Then, at the stage where the human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established, the determination in step S500 is affirmed, and the control unit 770 proceeds to step S502.
  • the control unit 770 acquires a detection result (in this embodiment, the weight of the dish held by the tableware 1) by the detection unit 11 of the tableware device 10. Note that the control unit 770 also acquires the identifier of the tableware device 10. As a result, the control unit 770 can recognize which amount of food the customer has arranged.
  • step S504 the control unit 770 sums (accumulates) the detection result (the weight of the dish) acquired in step S502 and the weight of the dish held in the same tableware 1 in the past.
  • the control unit 770 determines whether or not the condition for supplementing the dish is satisfied for the dish specified in step S504. Specifically, the control unit 770 determines that the condition for replenishing a dish is satisfied when the amount of the same dish (the integrated value in step S504) exceeds a predetermined threshold for each dish. .
  • step S506 If the determination in step S506 is affirmative, that is, if the condition for supplementing the dish is satisfied, the control unit 770 informs that the employee's dish needs to be supplemented in step S508. Thereby, the employee can replenish food at an appropriate timing, and can prevent a situation in which the food that the customer wants to eat is not replenished. Note that after step S508, the control unit 770 returns to step S500.
  • the employee of a restaurant is good also as inputting that to the store terminal 70, after supplementing a dish.
  • the control unit 770 may reset the integrated value of the amount of food that has been replenished when the input is received. Further, the control unit 770 may reset the integrated value of the supplement amount of the supplemented dishes after notifying in step S508.
  • step S506 determines whether the condition for supplementing the dish is not satisfied. If the determination in step S506 is negative, that is, if the condition for supplementing the dish is not satisfied, the control unit 770 executes the process from step S500 again.
  • the control unit 770 of the store terminal 70 acquires the weight of the food that the customer has arranged from the tableware device 10, and therefore, based on the weight.
  • the timing for replenishing dishes can be determined.
  • the control unit 770 may store the amount and the number of times the customer has arranged the dishes in the memory unit 730 for each dish. Further, after the end of the business hours, the control unit 770 may store information on the dish that the customer has not shared so much as “unselected dish information” in the memory unit 730.
  • control part 770 demonstrated the case where the weight of the prepared dish was acquired in the said modification, not only this but the control part 770 is good also as acquiring the frequency
  • the control unit 770 may determine that the condition for replenishing the dish is satisfied when the total number of times the dishes are separated exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
  • FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing an electronic device system 1000C according to the third embodiment.
  • the electronic device system 1000 ⁇ / b> C includes tableware devices 10 ⁇ / b> A and 10 ⁇ / b> B, a mobile terminal 30, and a store terminal 70.
  • the tableware devices 10A and 10B are the same as those in the first and second embodiments.
  • the control unit 322 transmits the meal history data (FIG. 20A) stored in the flash memory 308 to the store terminal 70 via the wireless communication unit 304.
  • the configuration and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment.
  • the meal history data in FIG. 20A is accumulated in the same manner as the meal history table of the first embodiment and is accumulated in the flash memory 308.
  • the control unit 770 acquires the meal history data of the customer who visited the store via the wireless communication unit 304, compares the store menu with the customer's meal history data, and the user of the mobile terminal 30
  • the control unit 770 acquires the meal history data of the customer who visited the store via the wireless communication unit 304, compares the store menu with the customer's meal history data, and the user of the mobile terminal 30
  • a menu suitable for the user is proposed, other configurations of the store terminal 70 are the same as those of the second embodiment.
  • menu suggestion process executed by the control unit 770 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Assuming that the processing of FIG. 19 is performed, it is assumed that the user of the mobile terminal 30 is going to enter a store such as a restaurant to eat.
  • step S700 the control unit 770 obtains meal history data (FIG. 20A) stored in the flash memory 308 of the mobile terminal 30.
  • meal history data is sent with respect to the shop terminal 70 from the portable terminal 30 which entered the shop.
  • the control unit 322 of the mobile terminal 30 transmits meal history data to the store terminal 70 when it detects that the customer has entered the store based on the position information (which can be acquired from the GPS module 306). What should I do?
  • control unit 770 acquires the menu information (FIG. 20B) stored in the memory unit 730.
  • step S704 the control unit 770 proposes to the customer a menu that the customer is likely to like from the menus provided by the store.
  • the control unit 770 analyzes the customer's likes / dislikes of the mobile terminal 30 based on the meal history data acquired in step S700, and proposes a menu that the customer is likely to like from the menu information. For example, when the meal history data shown in FIG. 20A is acquired, since there are many meat dishes such as hamburgers and ginger grills, the control unit 770 analyzes that the customer “likes meat dishes”. Then, from the menu information shown in FIG. 20B, a menu including meat dishes is selected and proposed to the customer. In the menu information shown in FIG.
  • control unit 770 displays a menu to be proposed to the customer on the display unit 750 as shown in FIG. 20C, for example. Thereby, the employee can propose a menu suitable for the customer even if the customer has visited the store for the first time.
  • the control unit 770 may be displayed on an order terminal (POS terminal) used by the employee. With the above processing, all the processing in FIG. 19 is completed.
  • control unit 770 may propose a dish (fish dish or vegetable dish) that is different from the meat dish in consideration of nutritional balance, if the customer has many meat dishes.
  • the user of the mobile terminal 30 may set which proposal the control unit 770 makes.
  • control unit 770 proposes a menu suitable for the customer based on the menu information and the customer's meal history data, so the store is visited for the first time.
  • a menu reflecting the taste of the customer can also be proposed to the customer.
  • the flash memory 308 of the mobile terminal 30 may store not only meal history data but also, for example, allergic ingredients of the user.
  • the user can receive a menu suggestion that does not include allergic foods, or can receive a dish excluding allergic foods.
  • control unit 770 proposes a menu suitable for the customer to the store employee.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the control unit 770 A suitable menu may be proposed.
  • the control unit 770 may transmit a menu suitable for the customer's mobile terminal, or display it on a menu selection device (installed on a table) that can be operated by the customer. It is good.
  • Fourth Embodiment introduces the store suitable for a user based on a user's food preference.
  • FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing an electronic device system 1000D according to the fourth embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 21, the electronic device system 1000D includes mobile terminals 30 and 40, a server 90, and a network 100.
  • the configurations and functions of the portable terminals 30 and 40 are the same as those in the first to third embodiments, except that the flash memory 308 stores information on the user's food preferences, and the wireless communication unit 304 is connected to the network 100.
  • the point which transmits the information regarding a user's food preference to the server 90 via is different.
  • the user's food preference information may be input to the mobile terminal 30 by the user using the touch panel 312 or the meal history stored in the flash memory 308 described in the first embodiment, for example.
  • the control unit 322 may analyze based on the data.
  • the server 90 includes a communication unit 910, a control unit 920, and a storage unit 930.
  • the communication unit 910 is for communicating with the mobile terminals 30 and 40 via the network 100.
  • the storage unit 930 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory (flash memory) or a hard disk drive, and stores information related to stores such as restaurants. In addition, the storage unit 930 stores information related to food preferences of each user transmitted from the mobile terminals 30 and 40.
  • the control unit 920 has a CPU and controls the entire server 90. In addition, the control unit 920 acquires information regarding the user's food preference via the communication unit 910 and stores the information in the storage unit 930. In addition, the control unit 920 compares the information about the store stored in the storage unit 930 with the information about the user's food preference, and introduces the store suitable for the user (the store suitable for the user). Information is transmitted to the mobile terminals 30 and 40).
  • each of the portable terminals 30 and 40 is operated to transmit information about their own food preferences to the server 90.
  • step S600 the control unit 920 determines whether or not information on food preferences (hereinafter referred to as “preference data”) has been received from the mobile terminal.
  • preference data information on food preferences
  • the control part 920 repeats the process of step S600 until preference data is received.
  • the determination in step S600 is affirmed, and the control unit 920 proceeds to step S602.
  • the user X and the user Y can cause the control unit 920 to recognize that they are members who eat together by logging in to the server 90 with the same ID and password.
  • control unit 920 analyzes the received preference data.
  • control part 920 determines a store to propose based on an analysis result. For example, it is assumed that the preference data of the user X shown in FIG. 23 (A) is received from the portable terminal 30 and the preference data of the user Y shown in FIG. 23 (B) is received from the portable terminal 40. In this case, since the user Y likes chicken, the control unit 920 assumes that there is a high possibility that the user Y also likes the yakitori that the user X likes. From the store information table shown in FIG. The store “O” classified as “Yakitori” is proposed.
  • the server 90 provides store information when the user X and the user Y face each other for the first time or are in a state of being withdrawn from each other. It is a user-friendly system for user Y.
  • the control part 920 may weight the preference data received from each portable terminal. For example, when the preferences of the user X and the user Y do not match at all, the preference data of the user X may be weighted (emphasizing the preference data of the user X) and the store may be proposed. In this case, it is possible to input which user's preference is given to any user, or to input each user's vertical relationship (superior-subordinate relationship), and based on the vertical relationship, the control unit 920 You may determine which user's preference is given priority. Furthermore, you may determine which user's preference is given priority according to the arrangement
  • the control unit 920 is transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 arranged at the top. It is possible to make a store proposal by placing more importance on the preference data than the preference data transmitted from the mobile terminal 40. Thereby, if the arrangement of a plurality of portable terminals is changed, the preference data to be weighted can be easily changed, so that it is not necessary for the user to input information regarding weighting, and the convenience for the user is improved.
  • the arrangement information of the mobile terminals can be detected by using various sensors (such as a weight sensor, an imaging unit, a light amount sensor, and a contact sensor) included in each mobile terminal.
  • step S606 the control unit 920 transmits the store information determined in step S604 to the mobile terminals 30 and 40, and ends all the processes in FIG. Through this process, the users X and Y who have received the store information can receive a store proposal common to both preferences.
  • the control unit 920 may notify the store information to only a part of the user. In this case, it is good also as notifying the information of a store only with respect to the user set as secretary between users.
  • a user sets a budget or a store preference (Japanese food, Western food, table seat, parlor, etc.)
  • the store may be proposed in consideration of the budget and preference.
  • the server 90 can communicate with at least one user's mobile terminal, and the communication unit 910 can communicate with at least one user's mobile terminal.
  • the control part 920 which inputs the information (preference data) regarding a food preference from the said user's portable terminal is provided. Thereby, the server 90 can acquire the information regarding the food preference of the user of the mobile terminal.
  • the server 90 includes a storage unit 930 that stores information about the store, and the control unit 920 compares the information about the user's food preference with the information about the store. A store that suits the user's preference can be proposed to the user.
  • control unit 920 since the control unit 920 weights information related to the user's food preferences, it is difficult to propose a store that reflects all the preferences of a plurality of users. It is possible to propose a store that reflects the preferences of customers (for example, customers and supervisors).
  • the storage unit 930 stores store information.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the storage unit 930 may store information related to cooking.
  • the control unit 920 can propose a dish that reflects each user's food preference.
  • the control unit 920 may propose a dish that does not include allergic ingredients.
  • the storage unit 930 may store user preference data transmitted from the mobile terminal. This eliminates the need for the user to transmit his / her preference data every time he / she wants to receive a store proposal, thus improving user convenience.
  • the users X and Y of the mobile terminals 30 and 40 perform the process of transmitting their own preference data in order to receive the store proposal.
  • the control unit 920 may acquire user preference data from a mobile terminal to which a predetermined external force is applied at a predetermined timing. For example, when a user hits a plurality of mobile terminals in a state where a specific application is activated, the control unit 322 of the mobile phone that has been hit collides with the control unit 920 of the server 90 to the user's preference. Data may be transmitted. Thereby, a user's convenience can be improved.

Abstract

Provided is an electronic apparatus that can record actions related to a user's meals, and that is provided with the following: a first communication unit (302) that carries out proximity communication or human body communication with a utensil (1) having a detector (11) that comes into contact with food and detects information related to the food; and a display (310) that carries out display related to the food on the basis of the detector detection results acquired via the first communication unit.

Description

電子機器Electronics
　本発明は、電子機器に関する。 The present invention relates to an electronic device.
　従来より、食に関する提案が行われており、例えば、フォークの先端に抵抗検出用の電極を設けて、食べ物の抵抗値に応じた音を生成する装置が提案されている（非特許文献１参照）。 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, food-related proposals have been made. For example, a device for generating a sound corresponding to a resistance value of food by providing a resistance detection electrode at the tip of a fork has been proposed (see Non-Patent Document 1). ).
　また、従来より、ユーザと店とをマッチングするシステムが提案されている（特許文献１参照）。 Also, conventionally, a system for matching a user and a store has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).
特開２０１２－９９０９５号公報JP 2012-99095 A
　しかしながら、非特許文献１では、食を娯楽化する装置の提案にとどまっており、実用的な提案はなされていない。 However, in Non-Patent Document 1, there is only a proposal for a device for making food entertaining, and no practical proposal has been made.
　また、特許文献１に記載のシステムでは、提案される店舗が、ユーザの食に関する嗜好を十分に反映したものではない場合があった。 Further, in the system described in Patent Document 1, the proposed store may not sufficiently reflect the user's preference regarding food.
　本発明は上記の課題に鑑みてなされたものであり、ユーザの食に関する行動を記録することができる電子機器を提供することを目的とする。また、本発明は、ユーザの食に関する嗜好を反映した店舗を提案可能な電子機器を提供することを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic device that can record a user's behavior related to food. Moreover, an object of this invention is to provide the electronic device which can propose the shop reflecting the taste regarding a user's food.
　本発明の電子機器は、食品と接触し該食品に関する情報を検出する検出部を有する器具との間で、近接通信または人体通信を行う第１通信部と、前記第１通信部を介して取得した前記検出部の検出結果に基づき、前記食品に関する表示を行う表示部と、を備えている。 The electronic device of the present invention is acquired via a first communication unit that performs proximity communication or human body communication with a device having a detection unit that detects information about the food that comes into contact with the food, and the first communication unit. And a display unit that performs display on the food based on the detection result of the detection unit.
　この場合において、前記表示部は、前記検出部が検出した食品の順番に応じた表示を行うこととしてもよい。 In this case, the display unit may perform display according to the order of food detected by the detection unit.
　また、本発明の電子機器は、前記第１通信部とは異なる第２通信部を備え、前記第２通信部は、前記検出部の検出結果に関する情報を外部機器に送信することとしてもよい。また、本発明の電子機器は、複数の食品の情報を記憶する記憶部を備えていてもよい。 Also, the electronic device of the present invention may include a second communication unit different from the first communication unit, and the second communication unit may transmit information related to the detection result of the detection unit to an external device. Moreover, the electronic device of this invention may be provided with the memory | storage part which memorize | stores the information of several foodstuffs.
　また、電子機器が記憶部を備える場合、前記表示部は、前記記憶部に記憶されている複数の食品のうち、前記検出部が検出していない食品に関する表示を行うこととしてもよい。また、本発明の電子機器は、前記第１通信部が前記器具と通信をしたことに応じて、計時を行う計時部を備えてもよい。この場合において、前記表示部は、前記計時部が計時した時間に関する表示を行うこととしてもよい。また、本発明において、前記表示部は、食事に関するアドバイスを表示することとしてもよい。 In addition, when the electronic device includes a storage unit, the display unit may display a food related to a food that is not detected by the detection unit among a plurality of foods stored in the storage unit. Moreover, the electronic device of this invention may be provided with the time measuring part which time-measures according to the said 1st communication part communicating with the said instrument. In this case, the display unit may display the time measured by the time measuring unit. Moreover, in this invention, the said display part is good also as displaying the advice regarding a meal.
　本発明の電子機器は、ユーザが保持する器具に設けられ食品に関するデータを検出する検出部から、近接通信又は前記ユーザを介した人体通信によって、該食品に関するデータを入力する入力部と、前記入力部の入力に基づいて、前記ユーザの食事に関するデータを記憶する記憶部と、を備えている。 An electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes an input unit that inputs data related to food by proximity communication or human body communication via the user from a detection unit that is provided in an instrument held by the user and detects data related to food, and the input And a storage unit that stores data related to the user's meal based on the input of the unit.
　この場合において、前記記憶部は、複数の食品に関するデータを記憶しており、前記入力部の入力と前記複数の食品に関するデータとを比較する比較部を備えることとしてもよい。この場合において、前記記憶部は、前記比較部の比較結果に基づいて、前記ユーザが残した食品と、前記ユーザが選択しなかった食品との少なくとも一方を記憶することとしてもよい。 In this case, the storage unit may store data related to a plurality of foods, and may include a comparison unit that compares the input of the input unit and the data related to the plurality of foods. In this case, the storage unit may store at least one of the food left by the user and the food not selected by the user based on the comparison result of the comparison unit.
　また、本発明の電子機器は、前記入力部の入力に基づいて、前記ユーザに食事を提供するタイミングを決定する決定部を備えていてもよい。また、本発明の電子機器は、前記入力部の入力に基づいて、前記ユーザの食事に関する報知を行う報知部を備えていてもよい。また、本発明の電子機器は、前記入力部の入力に基づいて、計時を行う計時部を備えていてもよい。 Moreover, the electronic device of the present invention may include a determination unit that determines a timing for providing a meal to the user based on an input of the input unit. Moreover, the electronic device of this invention may be provided with the alerting | reporting part which alert | reports the said user's meal based on the input of the said input part. Moreover, the electronic device of this invention may be provided with the time measuring part which time-measures based on the input of the said input part.
　また、本発明において、前記入力部は、前記ユーザを撮像する撮像装置から前記ユーザの撮像データを入力することとしてもよい。この場合において、本発明の電子機器は、前記入力部が入力した撮像データに基づいて、前記ユーザの属性を検出する属性検出部を備えていてもよい。 In the present invention, the input unit may input the user's imaging data from an imaging device that images the user. In this case, the electronic device of the present invention may include an attribute detection unit that detects the attribute of the user based on the imaging data input by the input unit.
　また、本発明において、前記検出部は、前記ユーザの第１部位と接触し、前記入力部は、前記ユーザの前記第１部位とは異なる第２部位と接触する接触部を介した人体通信により、前記検出部から前記食品に関するデータを入力することとしてもよい。 In the present invention, the detection unit is in contact with the first part of the user, and the input unit is through human body communication via a contact part that is in contact with a second part different from the first part of the user. The data regarding the food may be input from the detection unit.
　本発明の電子機器は、食品と接触し、該食品に関するデータを検出する検出部と、複数の食品に関するデータを記憶する記憶部と、前記検出部が検出したデータと、前記記憶部が記憶しているデータとを比較する比較部と、を備えている。 The electronic device according to the present invention includes a detection unit that contacts food and detects data related to the food, a storage unit that stores data related to a plurality of foods, data detected by the detection unit, and the storage unit stores the data. A comparison unit that compares the data with the data.
　本発明の電子機器は、食品と接触し、該食品に関するデータを検出する検出部と、前記検出部が検出したデータを、外部機器に送信する送信部と、を備えている。 The electronic device of the present invention includes a detection unit that contacts food and detects data relating to the food, and a transmission unit that transmits data detected by the detection unit to an external device.
　本発明の電子機器は、少なくとも一人のユーザの携帯端末と通信可能な通信部と、前記通信部を介して、前記少なくとも一人のユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を、前記少なくとも一人のユーザの携帯端末から入力する入力部と、を備えている。 An electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes a communication unit capable of communicating with at least one user's portable terminal, and information regarding the food preference of the at least one user via the communication unit. And an input unit for inputting from.
　また、本発明の電子機器は、食に関する情報を記憶する第１記憶部と、前記入力部が入力した情報と、前記第１記憶部が記憶している情報とを比較する比較部と、を備えていてもよい。この場合において、前記比較部は、前記入力部が入力した情報に重み付けを行うこととしてもよい。また、この場合において、前記重み付けは、前記食の嗜好に関する情報を送信するユーザの携帯端末の配列状態に応じて行われることとしてもよい。また、前記第１記憶部が記憶している情報は、料理に関する情報であることとしてもよいし、店舗に関する情報であることとしてもよい。 Moreover, the electronic device of the present invention includes a first storage unit that stores information about food, a comparison unit that compares information input by the input unit with information stored in the first storage unit. You may have. In this case, the comparison unit may weight the information input by the input unit. In this case, the weighting may be performed according to the arrangement state of the mobile terminals of the user who transmits information related to the food preference. Further, the information stored in the first storage unit may be information related to cooking or information related to a store.
　また、本発明の電子機器は、前記入力部が入力した情報を記憶する第２記憶部を備えていてもよい。この場合において、前記第２記憶部は、複数のユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を記憶し、前記第２記憶部から、少なくとも一人のユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を選択する選択部を備えることとしてもよい。 Moreover, the electronic device of the present invention may include a second storage unit that stores information input by the input unit. In this case, the second storage unit stores information related to food preferences of a plurality of users, and includes a selection unit that selects information related to food preferences of at least one user from the second storage unit. Also good.
　また、前記選択部は、所定のタイミングで所定の外力を加えられた携帯端末を所有するユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を、前記第２記憶部から選択することとしてもよい。また、前記入力部は、所定のタイミングで所定の外力を加えられた携帯端末から、前記携帯端末を所有するユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を入力することとしてもよい。 In addition, the selection unit may select, from the second storage unit, information related to the food preference of the user who owns the mobile terminal to which a predetermined external force is applied at a predetermined timing. Moreover, the said input part is good also as inputting the information regarding the food preference of the user who owns the said portable terminal from the portable terminal to which the predetermined external force was added at the predetermined timing.
　本発明の電子機器は、ユーザの食に関する行動を記録することができるという効果を奏する。また、本発明の電子機器は、ユーザの食に関する嗜好を反映した店舗を提案することができるという効果を奏する。 The electronic device of the present invention has an effect that it can record a user's behavior related to food. In addition, the electronic device of the present invention has an effect that it is possible to propose a store that reflects the user's preference regarding food.
図１は第１の実施形態に係る電子機器システムの構成を示す図である。FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device system according to the first embodiment. 図２は第１の実施形態に係る電子機器システムを利用している状況を示す図である。FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a situation in which the electronic device system according to the first embodiment is used. 図３（Ａ）は食品情報テーブルの一例を示す図であり、図３（Ｂ）は食事履歴テーブルの一例を示す図である。FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a food information table, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a meal history table. 図４は携帯端末の制御部が実行する食事履歴データの蓄積処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a meal history data accumulation process executed by the control unit of the mobile terminal. 図５（Ａ）～図５（Ｃ）は、図４の食事履歴データの蓄積処理を説明するための図である。FIG. 5A to FIG. 5C are diagrams for explaining the meal history data accumulation process of FIG. 図６（Ａ）は、食事履歴データの表示例を示す図であり、図６（Ｂ）は、食事に関するアドバイスの表示例を示す図である。FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating a display example of meal history data, and FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating a display example of advice relating to a meal. 図７はメニュー提案処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the menu proposal process. 図８（Ａ）は食品の問い合わせ処理の一例を示すフローチャートであり、図８（Ｂ）は食品の問い合わせに対する応答処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 8A is a flowchart illustrating an example of a food inquiry process, and FIG. 8B is a flowchart illustrating an example of a response process to a food inquiry. 図９は第２の実施形態に係る電子機器システムの構成を示す図である。FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device system according to the second embodiment. 図１０は第２の実施形態に係る電子機器システムを利用している状況を示す図である。FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a situation in which the electronic device system according to the second embodiment is used. 図１１は食事情報テーブルの登録処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the registration process of the meal information table. 図１２は食事情報テーブルへの、食事情報データの蓄積処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of a process for storing meal information data in the meal information table. 図１３（Ａ）～図１３（Ｄ）は、図１２の食事情報データの蓄積処理を説明するための図である。FIG. 13A to FIG. 13D are diagrams for explaining the meal information data accumulation processing of FIG. 図１４はメニュー情報の一例を示す図である。FIG. 14 shows an example of menu information. 図１５（Ａ）～図１５（Ｃ）は、図１２の食事情報データの蓄積処理を説明するための図である。FIGS. 15A to 15C are diagrams for explaining the meal information data accumulation process of FIG. 図１６（Ａ）～図１６（Ｃ）は、食事情報データの分析処理を説明するための図である。FIG. 16A to FIG. 16C are diagrams for explaining analysis processing of meal information data. 図１７はブッフェ形式の場合に、店舗端末の制御部が実行する処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of processing executed by the control unit of the store terminal in the buffet format. 図１８は第３の実施形態に係る電子機器システムの構成を示す図である。FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device system according to the third embodiment. 図１９は店舗端末の制御部が実行するメニュー提案処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of menu suggestion processing executed by the control unit of the store terminal. 図２０（Ａ）～図２０（Ｃ）は、図１９のメニュー提案処理を説明するための図である。20A to 20C are diagrams for explaining the menu suggestion process of FIG. 図２１は第４の実施形態に係る電子機器システムの構成を示す図である。FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a configuration of an electronic device system according to the fourth embodiment. 図２２はサーバの制御部が実行する店舗の提案処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a store proposal process executed by the control unit of the server. 図２３（Ａ）～図２３（Ｃ）は、図２２の店舗の提案処理を説明するための図である。FIG. 23A to FIG. 23C are diagrams for explaining the store proposal process of FIG. 図２４は複数の携帯端末の配置の一例を示す図である。FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement of a plurality of portable terminals.
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　以下、第１の実施形態について、図１～図８（Ｂ）に基づいて、詳細に説明する。図１には、第１の実施形態にかかる電子機器システム１０００Ａの構成がブロック図にて示されている。また、図２には、電子機器システム１０００Ａを利用している状況が示されている。 << First Embodiment >>
Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8B. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic device system 1000A according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a situation where the electronic device system 1000A is used.
　電子機器システム１０００Ａは、ユーザが食事を行うときに利用するシステムである。電子機器システム１０００Ａは、図１、図２に示すように、例えば、箸、スプーン、フォーク等の食器１にそれぞれ設けられる食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂと、携帯端末３０，４０，５０と、を備える。なお、本実施形態では、父親が食器用機器１０Ａと携帯端末３０とを使用し、子供が食器用機器１０Ｂと携帯端末４０とを使用し、母親が携帯端末５０を使用するものとする。 The electronic device system 1000A is a system used when a user eats a meal. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the electronic device system 1000 </ b> A includes tableware devices 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B provided on the tableware 1 such as chopsticks, spoons, and forks, and mobile terminals 30, 40, and 50, respectively. . In this embodiment, it is assumed that the father uses the tableware device 10A and the portable terminal 30, the child uses the tableware device 10B and the portable terminal 40, and the mother uses the portable terminal 50.
（食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂ）
　食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂは同一の構成を有するため、以後、特に区別する必要のない限り、食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂを食器用機器１０と記載し説明を行う。図１に示すように、食器用機器１０は、検出部１１、電極部１２、人体通信部１３、メモリ１４、および制御部１５を有する。 ( Tableware equipment 10A, 10B)
Since the tableware devices 10A and 10B have the same configuration, hereinafter, the tableware devices 10A and 10B will be described as the tableware device 10 unless otherwise distinguished. As shown in FIG. 1, the tableware device 10 includes a detection unit 11, an electrode unit 12, a human body communication unit 13, a memory 14, and a control unit 15.
　検出部１１は、食器１に接触した食品に関する情報を検出し、制御部１５に出力する。本実施形態では、検出部１１は、食品と接触する部分（例えば、フォークの先端）に設けられた電極と、ユーザの人体と接触する部分（例えば、フォークの持ち手）に設けられた電極とを備え、「食品→口→人体」の間の抵抗値を検出し、出力する。 The detection unit 11 detects information about food that has touched the tableware 1 and outputs the information to the control unit 15. In the present embodiment, the detection unit 11 includes an electrode provided at a portion that comes into contact with food (for example, the tip of the fork) and an electrode provided at a portion that contacts the human body of the user (for example, a handle of the fork). The resistance value between “food → mouth → human body” is detected and output.
　電極部１２は、信号電極とグラウンド電極とを有し、ユーザを介して携帯端末３０と人体通信を行うための電極である。この電極部１２は、食器１内でユーザの身体と接触しやすい場所に設けられる。例えば、電極部１２は、接触するユーザの手に触れやすいように、図２に示すように、食器１の持ち手部分に設けられる。 The electrode unit 12 includes a signal electrode and a ground electrode, and is an electrode for performing human body communication with the mobile terminal 30 via a user. This electrode part 12 is provided in the place where it is easy to contact a user's body within the tableware 1. For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the electrode part 12 is provided in the handle part of the tableware 1 so that it may be easy to touch the user's hand which contacts.
　人体通信部１３は、バンドパスフィルタを有した電気回路から構成される送信部を有し、送信するデータを変調して送信信号を生成する。なお、人体通信部に受信機能を持たせるようにしてもよい。本実施形態においては、人体通信部１３は、検出部１１が検出した、食器１に接触した食品に関する情報（ユーザが食品を口にした場合の抵抗値）を携帯端末３０に送信する。なお、以下の実施形態において、人体通信に変えて、Ｂｌｕｅｔｏｏｔｈ（登録商標）や、ＲＦＩＤ（Radio Frequency Identification）であるＦｅｌｉＣａ（登録商標）モジュールや、ＴｒａｎｓｆｅｒＪｅｔ（登録商標）等の近接通信を適用することも可能である。 The human body communication unit 13 includes a transmission unit composed of an electric circuit having a bandpass filter, and modulates data to be transmitted to generate a transmission signal. The human body communication unit may have a reception function. In the present embodiment, the human body communication unit 13 transmits to the portable terminal 30 information (a resistance value when the user puts food in the mouth) about the food that has contacted the tableware 1 detected by the detection unit 11. In the following embodiments, in place of human body communication, proximity communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), FeliCa (registered trademark) module that is RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), TransferJet (registered trademark), or the like is applied. Is also possible.
　メモリ１４は、不揮発性の半導体メモリ（例えば、フラッシュメモリ）である。 The memory 14 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory (for example, a flash memory).
　制御部１５は、ＣＰＵ（Central Processing Unit）を備え、食器用機器１０全体を制御するものである。本実施形態においては、制御部１５は、検出部１１が検出した各食品の抵抗値を携帯端末３０に送信する制御を行う。 The control unit 15 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and controls the tableware device 10 as a whole. In the present embodiment, the control unit 15 performs control to transmit the resistance value of each food detected by the detection unit 11 to the mobile terminal 30.
（携帯端末３０，４０）
　携帯端末３０，４０は、ユーザにより携帯された状態で利用される情報機器である。携帯端末３０，４０としては、携帯電話、スマートフォン、ＰＨＳ（Personal Handy-phone System）、ＰＤＡ（Personal Digital Assistant）等を採用することができるが、本実施形態では、携帯端末３０，４０は、スマートフォンであるものとする。また、本実施形態においては、携帯端末３０，４０は、電話機能やインターネット等に接続するための通信機能、および、プログラムを実行するためのデータ処理機能等を有する。なお、本実施形態において、携帯端末３０，４０は、同一の構成を有するため、代表して携帯端末３０について説明する。 (Portable terminals 30, 40)
The portable terminals 30 and 40 are information devices that are used while being carried by a user. As the mobile terminals 30 and 40, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like can be used. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminals 30 and 40 are a smart phone. Suppose that In the present embodiment, the mobile terminals 30 and 40 have a telephone function, a communication function for connecting to the Internet, etc., a data processing function for executing a program, and the like. In the present embodiment, since the mobile terminals 30 and 40 have the same configuration, the mobile terminal 30 will be described as a representative.
　携帯端末３０は、電極部３００、人体通信部３０２，無線通信部３０４、ＧＰＳ（Global Positioning System）モジュール３０６、フラッシュメモリ３０８、表示部３１０、タッチパネル３１２、マイク３１４、スピーカ３１６、撮像部３１８、カレンダ部３２０および制御部３２２を有する。 The portable terminal 30 includes an electrode unit 300, a human body communication unit 302, a wireless communication unit 304, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 306, a flash memory 308, a display unit 310, a touch panel 312, a microphone 314, a speaker 316, an imaging unit 318, and a calendar. Part 320 and control part 322.
　電極部３００は、信号電極とグラウンド電極とを有し、ユーザを介して食器用機器１０と人体通信を行うための電極である。 The electrode unit 300 includes a signal electrode and a ground electrode, and is an electrode for performing human body communication with the tableware device 10 through a user.
　人体通信部３０２は、バンドパスフィルタを有した電気回路から構成される送受信部を有し、入力した受信信号を復調して受信データを生成する一方、送信するデータを変調して送信信号を生成する。人体通信には、人体に微弱な電流を流して、その電流を変調して情報を伝達する電流方式や、人体の表面に誘起する電界を変調して情報を伝達する電界方式などがあり、電界方式の場合は、ユーザが電極部３００に直接触れていなくても人体通信が可能である。このため、本実施形態では、ユーザがポケット（例えば胸ポケット）に携帯端末３０を入れておいた場合でも人体通信が成立するように、電界方式が用いられているものとする。なお、携帯端末３０もしくは４０を所持するユーザが女性の場合には、携帯端末３０（４０）をポケットではなく、ポシェットなどの鞄に収納する場合があり、このような場合は近接通信を利用するのが好ましい。 The human body communication unit 302 includes a transmission / reception unit configured by an electric circuit having a bandpass filter, and demodulates an input reception signal to generate reception data, while modulating transmission data to generate a transmission signal. To do. Human body communication includes a current method in which a weak current is passed through the human body and the current is modulated to transmit information, and an electric field method in which information is transmitted by modulating the electric field induced on the surface of the human body. In the case of the system, human body communication is possible even if the user does not touch the electrode unit 300 directly. For this reason, in this embodiment, it is assumed that the electric field method is used so that human body communication is established even when the user puts the mobile terminal 30 in a pocket (for example, a breast pocket). In addition, when the user who has the portable terminal 30 or 40 is a woman, the portable terminal 30 (40) may be stored in a bag such as a pochette instead of a pocket. In such a case, proximity communication is used. Is preferred.
　無線通信部３０４は、外部機器と通信するためのものであり、各種の無線通信を適用可能である。本実施形態においては、無線通信部３０４は、携帯端末５０に対して携帯端末３０のユーザの食事に関するデータを送信するものである。 The wireless communication unit 304 is for communicating with an external device, and various wireless communications can be applied. In the present embodiment, the wireless communication unit 304 transmits data related to a meal of the user of the mobile terminal 30 to the mobile terminal 50.
　ＧＰＳモジュール３０６は、携帯端末３０の位置（例えば緯度および経度）を検出するセンサである。 The GPS module 306 is a sensor that detects the position (for example, latitude and longitude) of the mobile terminal 30.
　フラッシュメモリ３０８は、不揮発性の半導体メモリであり、制御部３２２によって実行される携帯端末３０を制御するためのプログラム、および、携帯端末３０を制御するための各種パラメータを記憶する。また、フラッシュメモリ３０８は、食品毎の抵抗値を格納する食品情報テーブルと、ユーザの食事に関するデータ（食事履歴データ）を格納する食事履歴テーブルと、を記憶する。ここで、食品情報テーブル及び食事履歴テーブルについて説明する。 The flash memory 308 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory, and stores a program for controlling the mobile terminal 30 executed by the control unit 322 and various parameters for controlling the mobile terminal 30. The flash memory 308 stores a food information table that stores resistance values for each food, and a meal history table that stores data related to meals of the user (meal history data). Here, the food information table and the meal history table will be described.
　図３（Ａ）は、食品情報テーブルの一例を示す図であり、図３（Ｂ）は、食事履歴テーブルの一例を示す図である。 FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating an example of a food information table, and FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating an example of a meal history table.
　図３（Ａ）に示すように、食品情報テーブルは、食品名および抵抗値の項目を有する。食品名の項目には、食品の名称が入力され、抵抗値の項目には、食品の抵抗値（予め計測され、登録されている抵抗値）とユーザの抵抗値（食品を保持していない食器１をユーザに咥えさせた状態で検出部１１が検出する抵抗値）との合計値、すなわち、ユーザが食品を口にした場合に検出部１１が検出するであろう抵抗値、が入力されている。なお、携帯端末３０のユーザ（父親）と携帯端末４０のユーザ（子供）ではユーザ自身の抵抗値が異なるため、携帯端末３０，４０それぞれのフラッシュメモリ３０８に格納されている食品情報テーブルでは、同一の食品名であっても、その抵抗値は異なる値となる。 As shown in FIG. 3 (A), the food information table has items of food name and resistance value. In the food name field, the name of the food is entered, and in the resistance field, the resistance value of the food (the resistance value measured and registered in advance) and the resistance value of the user (the tableware not holding the food) 1 is input to the user, and the resistance value that the detection unit 11 will detect when the user puts food into the mouth. ing. Since the user's own resistance value is different between the user of the mobile terminal 30 (father) and the user of the mobile terminal 40 (child), the same food information table stored in the flash memory 308 of each of the mobile terminals 30 and 40 is used. Even for food names, the resistance value is different.
　食事履歴テーブルは、図３（Ｂ）に示すように、開始日時と、終了日時と、順番と、食品名と、を項目として備える。 As shown in FIG. 3B, the meal history table includes a start date and time, an end date and time, an order, and a food name as items.
　開始日時の項目は、ユーザ（父親、子供）が食事を開始した日時を格納する。終了日時の項目は、ユーザ（父親、子供）が食事を終了した日時を格納する。順番の項目は、当該食事において、食べた食品の順番を一意に識別するための番号を格納する。食品名の項目は、各順番において、ユーザ（父親、子供）が食べた食品の名前を格納する。図３（Ｂ）が携帯端末３０のフラッシュメモリ３０８に格納されている食事履歴テーブルである場合には、父親が、２０１２年１１月６日の１１時５０分に食事を開始し、ハンバーグ→白米→ハンバーグ→人参→レタスの順に食べ、１２時に食事を終了したこと、が食事履歴テーブルに記録されていることになる。 The start date / time item stores the date / time when the user (father, child) started eating. The end date / time item stores the date / time when the user (father, child) finished the meal. The item of order stores a number for uniquely identifying the order of food eaten in the meal. The item of food name stores the name of the food eaten by the user (father, child) in each order. 3B is a meal history table stored in the flash memory 308 of the mobile terminal 30, the father starts eating at 11:50 on November 6, 2012, and hamburger → white rice It is recorded in the meal history table that it is eaten in the order of → hamburger → carrot → lettuce and the meal is finished at 12:00.
　図１に戻り、表示部３１０は、例えば液晶表示素子を用いたデバイスであり、携帯端末３０本体の所定面（以下、主面と呼ぶ）に設けられ、画像、各種情報およびボタン等の操作入力用画像を表示する。また、本実施形態においては、表示部３１０は、ユーザの食事履歴データを表示したり、食に関するアドバイスを表示する。 Returning to FIG. 1, the display unit 310 is a device using, for example, a liquid crystal display element, and is provided on a predetermined surface (hereinafter, referred to as a main surface) of the main body of the mobile terminal 30. Display the image. Moreover, in this embodiment, the display part 310 displays a user's meal log | history data, or displays the advice regarding a meal.
　タッチパネル３１２は、ユーザが触れたことに応じて情報を入力する。タッチパネル３１２は、表示部３１０上または表示部３１０に組み込まれて設けられる。従って、タッチパネル３１２は、ユーザが表示部３１０の表面をタッチすることにより、種々の情報を入力する。 The touch panel 312 inputs information according to the touch of the user. The touch panel 312 is provided on the display unit 310 or incorporated in the display unit 310. Therefore, the touch panel 312 inputs various information when the user touches the surface of the display unit 310.
　マイク３１４は、携帯端末３０本体の主面側の、表示部３１０の下方に設けられ、ユーザが電話機能を使用する際に口元に位置するようになっている。 The microphone 314 is provided below the display unit 310 on the main surface side of the mobile terminal 30 main body, and is positioned at the mouth when the user uses the telephone function.
　スピーカ３１６は、携帯端末３０本体の主面側の、表示部３１０の上方に設けられ、ユーザが電話機能を使用する際に耳元に位置するようになっている。 The speaker 316 is provided above the display unit 310 on the main surface side of the main body of the mobile terminal 30 and is positioned near the ear when the user uses the telephone function.
　撮像部３１８は、例えば、表示部３１０の上方でスピーカ３１６の近傍に設けられており、ユーザが携帯端末３０を保持している際（使用している際）のユーザの状況を撮像するものである。この撮像部３１８は、撮影レンズや、ＲＧＢベイヤー配列の撮像素子（ＣＣＤおよびＣＭＯＳデバイス）などから構成されている。なお、撮像部３１８を携帯端末３０の主面の反対側の面に設けてもよい。 For example, the imaging unit 318 is provided in the vicinity of the speaker 316 above the display unit 310, and images the user's situation when the user is holding (using) the portable terminal 30. is there. The imaging unit 318 includes a photographing lens, an RGB Bayer array imaging device (CCD and CMOS device), and the like. Note that the imaging unit 318 may be provided on the surface opposite to the main surface of the mobile terminal 30.
　カレンダ部３２０は、年、月、日、時刻といった時間情報を取得して、制御部３２２に出力する。なお、カレンダ部３２０に計時機能を持たせて、ユーザの食事にかかる時間を計測するようにしてもよい。 The calendar unit 320 acquires time information such as year, month, day, and time and outputs the time information to the control unit 322. The calendar unit 320 may have a time measuring function to measure the time taken for the user's meal.
　制御部３２２は、ＣＰＵを有し、携帯端末３０全体を制御する。本実施形態においては、制御部３２２は、ユーザの食事に関するデータの収集を行う。また、制御部３２２は、ユーザの食事に関するデータ（食事履歴テーブル（図３（Ｂ））に含まれるデータ）に基づいて、ユーザの食に関するアドバイスを生成して、表示部３１０に表示する。 The control unit 322 has a CPU and controls the entire mobile terminal 30. In the present embodiment, the control unit 322 collects data related to the user's meal. Further, the control unit 322 generates advice related to the user's meal based on the data related to the user's meal (data included in the meal history table (FIG. 3B)) and displays the advice on the display unit 310.
（携帯端末５０）
　携帯端末５０は、携帯端末３０，４０と同様の構成としてもよいが、図１に示すように、電極部や人体通信部を省略した構成としてもよい。ここでは、携帯端末５０の構成のうち、携帯端末３０，４０と異なる点についてのみ説明する。 (Portable terminal 50)
The portable terminal 50 may have the same configuration as the portable terminals 30 and 40, but may have a configuration in which the electrode unit and the human body communication unit are omitted as shown in FIG. Here, only differences from the mobile terminals 30 and 40 in the configuration of the mobile terminal 50 will be described.
　無線通信部５０４は、外部機器と通信するためのものであり、各種の無線通信を適用可能である。本実施形態においては、無線通信部５０４は、無線通信部３０４との通信により、制御部３２２から、父親や子供の食事に関するデータを受信する。 The wireless communication unit 504 is for communicating with an external device, and various wireless communications can be applied. In the present embodiment, the wireless communication unit 504 receives data related to meals from the father and children from the control unit 322 through communication with the wireless communication unit 304.
　フラッシュメモリ５０８は、例えば、不揮発性の半導体メモリであり、本実施形態では、無線通信部５０４が受信した父親や子供の食事に関するデータを記憶したり、地図情報や、各種プログラムを記憶する。 The flash memory 508 is, for example, a non-volatile semiconductor memory. In this embodiment, the flash memory 508 stores data related to meals of fathers and children received by the wireless communication unit 504, and stores map information and various programs.
　制御部５２２は、ＣＰＵを有し、携帯端末５０全体を制御する。本実施形態においては、制御部５２２は、父親や子供の食事に関するデータ（例えば、昼食において食べた食品の情報）を表示部５１０に表示したり、夕食のメニュー、食材、お店に関する情報を母親に提供する。 The control unit 522 has a CPU and controls the entire mobile terminal 50. In the present embodiment, the control unit 522 displays data related to meals of fathers and children (for example, information on foods eaten at lunch time) on the display unit 510, and information on menus, ingredients, and shops for dinner. To provide.
（食事履歴データの蓄積処理）
　次に、図４～図６（Ｂ）を用いて、携帯端末３０の制御部３２２が実行する食事履歴データの蓄積処理の一例について説明する。図４は、制御部３２２が実行する、ユーザ（父親）の食事履歴データの蓄積処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。なお、前提として、父親は、社員食堂で昼食（メニューは、ご飯、味噌汁、サラダ、ハンバーグ）を食べようとしているものとする。 (Meal history data storage process)
Next, an example of meal history data accumulation processing executed by the control unit 322 of the mobile terminal 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6B. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a user (father) meal history data accumulation process executed by the control unit 322. It is assumed that the father is going to eat lunch (menu is rice, miso soup, salad, hamburger) at the employee cafeteria.
　図４の処理では、まず、ステップＳ１０において、制御部３２２が、食器用機器１０との間で人体通信が成立したか否か判断する。このステップＳ１０では、ユーザ（父親）が食事を始めるために、図２に示すように食器１（図２ではフォーク）を手に取ったか否かを判断している。ここでの判断が否定された場合、すなわち、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立していない場合には、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ１０の判断が肯定されるまでステップＳ１０の処理を繰り返す。ステップＳ１０の判断が肯定された段階、すなわち、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立した段階で、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ１２に移行する。 In the process of FIG. 4, first, in step S <b> 10, the control unit 322 determines whether or not human body communication has been established with the tableware device 10. In step S10, it is determined whether or not the user (father) has picked up the tableware 1 (fork in FIG. 2) as shown in FIG. 2 in order to start eating. When determination here is denied, ie, when human body communication with the tableware apparatus 10 is not materialized, the control part 322 repeats the process of step S10 until determination of step S10 is affirmed. When the determination in step S10 is affirmed, that is, when human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established, the control unit 322 proceeds to step S12.
　ステップＳ１２に移行すると、制御部３２２は、ユーザ（父親）が食事を開始したとして、カレンダ部３２０から、日時情報を取得し、当該日時を、食事履歴テーブルの「開始日時」に登録する。例えば、父親が食事を始めるためにフォークを手にとることで、携帯端末３０と食器用機器１０との間で人体通信が成立すると（ステップＳ１０／ＹＥＳ）、制御部３２２は、図５（Ａ）に示すように、食事履歴テーブルの開始日時にカレンダ部３２０から取得した日時を登録する。なお、カレンダ部３２０が計時機能を有する場合には、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ１２において、カレンダ部３２０を用いて計時を開始し、食事にかかる時間を計測してもよい。 In step S12, the control unit 322 acquires date information from the calendar unit 320 and registers the date and time in the “start date and time” of the meal history table, assuming that the user (father) has started a meal. For example, when the human body communication is established between the portable terminal 30 and the tableware device 10 by the father holding the fork to start eating (step S10 / YES), the control unit 322 displays the information shown in FIG. ), The date and time acquired from the calendar unit 320 is registered as the start date and time of the meal history table. In the case where the calendar unit 320 has a timekeeping function, the control unit 322 may start time measurement using the calendar unit 320 in step S12 and measure the time taken for eating.
　次のステップＳ１４では、制御部３２２は、検出部１１の検出値に変化があったか否か判断する。このステップＳ１４では、ユーザ（父親）が新たな食品を口にしたか否かを判断している。ここでの判断が否定された場合、すなわち、検出部１１の検出値に変化がない場合には、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ１４の判断が肯定されるまで、ステップＳ１４の処理を繰り返す。そして、検出部１１の検出値に変化があった段階で、ステップＳ１４の判断は肯定され、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ１６に移行する。 In the next step S14, the control unit 322 determines whether or not the detection value of the detection unit 11 has changed. In step S14, it is determined whether or not the user (father) has eaten a new food. When determination here is denied, ie, when the detection value of the detection part 11 does not change, the control part 322 repeats the process of step S14 until determination of step S14 is affirmed. And in the stage where the detection value of the detection part 11 changed, the judgment of step S14 is affirmed and the control part 322 transfers to step S16.
　ステップＳ１６に移行すると、制御部３２２は、検出部１１の検出結果を取得する。そして、次のステップＳ１８において、ユーザが食べた食品を特定し、ステップＳ２０において、フラッシュメモリ３０８が記憶する食事履歴テーブルに登録する。例えば、父親がハンバーグを口にした場合に、食器用機器１０の検出部１１が、抵抗値Ｄを検出したものとする。この場合、制御部３２２は、メモリ１４に格納された食品情報テーブル（図３（Ａ））と、検出部１１が検出した抵抗値Ｄとを比較し、父親が食べた食品がハンバーグであると特定し、図５（Ｂ）に示すように、食事履歴テーブルに父親が１番目に食べた食品として、“ハンバーグ”を登録する。 When the process proceeds to step S16, the control unit 322 acquires the detection result of the detection unit 11. In the next step S18, the food eaten by the user is specified, and in step S20, it is registered in the meal history table stored in the flash memory 308. For example, it is assumed that the detection unit 11 of the tableware device 10 detects the resistance value D when the father makes a hamburger's mouth. In this case, the control unit 322 compares the food information table (FIG. 3 (A)) stored in the memory 14 with the resistance value D detected by the detection unit 11, and the food eaten by the father is a hamburger. As shown in FIG. 5B, “hamburg” is registered as the first food the father eats in the meal history table.
　図４に戻り、次のステップＳ２２では、制御部３２２は、ユーザが食事を終了したか否か判断する。ユーザが食事を終了したか否かは、例えば、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立しない時間が所定時間（例えば５～１０分）続いたか否かによって判断してもよいし、あるいは、ＧＰＳモジュール３０６によって取得した携帯端末３０の位置が、社員食堂から所定距離離れたか否かによって判断してもよい。 Referring back to FIG. 4, in the next step S22, the control unit 322 determines whether or not the user has finished eating. Whether or not the user has finished the meal may be determined, for example, based on whether or not a human body communication with the tableware device 10 has continued for a predetermined time (for example, 5 to 10 minutes), or GPS The position of the mobile terminal 30 acquired by the module 306 may be determined based on whether or not a predetermined distance from the employee cafeteria.
　ステップＳ２２の判断が否定された場合、すなわち、ユーザがまだ食事を終了していない場合、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ１４に戻り、ステップＳ１４～Ｓ２０の処理を、ユーザ（父親）が食事を終えるまで繰り返す。これにより、図５（Ｃ）に示すようなユーザの食事履歴データを、ユーザに特別な操作を強いることなく自動的に蓄積することができる。なお、図５（Ｃ）からは、父親が、ハンバーグ、ご飯、ハンバーグ、サラダ、…、の順に口にしたことが分かる。 If the determination in step S22 is negative, that is, if the user has not yet finished the meal, the control unit 322 returns to step S14 and performs the processes in steps S14 to S20 until the user (father) finishes the meal. repeat. Thereby, the user's meal history data as shown in FIG. 5C can be automatically accumulated without forcing the user to perform a special operation. From FIG. 5C, it can be seen that the father made mouth in the order of hamburger, rice, hamburger, salad,.
　その後、ステップＳ２２の判断が肯定された場合、すなわち、父親が食事を終了した場合、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ２４に移行し、カレンダ部３２０から日時情報を取得し、当該日時を食事履歴テーブルの終了日時に登録する（図３（Ｂ）参照）。 Thereafter, if the determination in step S22 is affirmative, that is, if the father finishes the meal, the control unit 322 moves to step S24, acquires date / time information from the calendar unit 320, and stores the date / time in the meal history table. Register at the end date (see FIG. 3B).
　次いで、ステップＳ２８では、制御部３２２は、食事履歴テーブル（図３（Ｂ））に記録されているデータに基づき、食事に関するデータや、アドバイスを生成して、表示部３１０に表示する。この場合、例えば、図６（Ａ）に示すように、制御部３２２は、食品を食べた順番や、食事にかかった時間を表示部３１０に表示することとしてもよい。あるいは、制御部３２２は、ユーザ（父親）が食事の最初に野菜（食物繊維）などの消化吸収に時間のかかるものを食べ、次いで汁物を食べ、その後に肉などのたんぱく質を食べ、最後にご飯（炭水化物）を食べたか（血糖値が上がりにくい食べ方をしているか）を判定し、図６（Ｂ）に示すように表示部３１０に判定結果を表示することとしてもよい。この場合、制御部３２２は、さらに、食べる順番に関するアドバイス（「最初に野菜を食べると血糖値低下に効果があります」などのアドバイス）を表示してもよい。また、制御部３２２は、食事にかかった時間に基づいて、早食い傾向であるか否かを表示部３１０に表示してもよい。また、制御部３２２は、フラッシュメモリ３０８に記憶されている食事履歴データに基づいて、例えば、肉食が続いているなどユーザの食事の傾向を表示部３１０に表示してもよい。 Next, in step S28, the control unit 322 generates meal-related data and advice based on the data recorded in the meal history table (FIG. 3B) and displays the data on the display unit 310. In this case, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, the control unit 322 may display the order of eating the food and the time taken for the meal on the display unit 310. Alternatively, the control unit 322 may have the user (father) eat something that takes time to digest and absorb vegetables (dietary fiber) at the beginning of the meal, then eat soup, then eat protein such as meat, and finally eat rice It may be determined whether or not (carbohydrate) has been eaten (whether the blood sugar level is difficult to increase), and the determination result may be displayed on the display unit 310 as shown in FIG. In this case, the control unit 322 may further display advice regarding the order of eating (such as “advice when eating vegetables first has an effect on lowering blood glucose level”). Moreover, the control part 322 may display on the display part 310 whether it is a quick eating tendency based on the time concerning meal. In addition, the control unit 322 may display the user's diet tendency on the display unit 310 based on the meal history data stored in the flash memory 308, for example, if meat eating continues.
　図４に戻り、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ３０において、今回の食事履歴データを、例えば、他のユーザが所持する携帯端末（例えば、母親が所有する携帯端末５０）や外部機器に送信し、本処理を終了する。これにより、食事履歴データを他者と共有したり、活用したりすることが可能となる。なお、制御部３２２は、ステップＳ３０において、表示部３１０に表示したデータのうちどれを誰に送信するかをタッチパネル３１２を用いてユーザ（父親）に選択させてもよい。また、ユーザに一度選択させた後は、データや送信先の選択を省略するようにしてもよい。 Returning to FIG. 4, in step S <b> 30, the control unit 322 transmits the current meal history data to, for example, a mobile terminal owned by another user (for example, the mobile terminal 50 owned by the mother) or an external device. The process ends. As a result, meal history data can be shared with other people and used. In step S30, the control unit 322 may cause the user (father) to select which of the data displayed on the display unit 310 is transmitted to whom using the touch panel 312. Further, after the user has made a selection once, selection of data and a transmission destination may be omitted.
　なお、上記においては、社員食堂での食事を例に採り説明したが、ユーザが家庭内やレストランで食器用機器１０が設けられた食器１を利用すれば、制御部３２２は、様々な場所での食事履歴データを取得することが可能である。 In the above description, the meal in the employee cafeteria is taken as an example. However, if the user uses the tableware 1 provided with the tableware device 10 at home or in a restaurant, the control unit 322 may be used in various places. It is possible to acquire the meal history data.
（メニュー提案処理）
　次に、図４のステップＳ３０において携帯端末３０が送信した食事履歴データを使用して、携帯端末５０の制御部５２２が実行するメニュー提案処理について説明する。なお、本実施形態では、携帯端末５０の制御部５２２が、メニュー提案処理を実行することとするが、携帯端末３０，４０の制御部３２２が、自機に記憶されている食事履歴データに基づいて本処理を実行してもよい。 (Menu proposal process)
Next, a menu suggestion process executed by the control unit 522 of the portable terminal 50 using the meal history data transmitted by the portable terminal 30 in step S30 of FIG. 4 will be described. In this embodiment, the control unit 522 of the portable terminal 50 executes the menu suggestion process, but the control unit 322 of the portable terminals 30 and 40 is based on the meal history data stored in the own device. This processing may be executed.
　図７は、母親が所持する携帯端末５０の制御部５２２が実行するメニュー提案処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。 FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the menu proposal process executed by the control unit 522 of the portable terminal 50 possessed by the mother.
　図７の処理では、まず、ステップＳ１００において、制御部５２２が、携帯端末（ここでは、父親の携帯端末３０とする）からの食事履歴データ（図３（Ｂ）の食事履歴テーブルのデータ）の受信が完了したか否か判定する。ここでの判断が否定された場合、すなわち、携帯端末３０からのデータ受信が完了していない場合には、データ受信が完了するまで、制御部５２２はステップＳ１００の処理を繰り返す。そして、データ受信が完了した段階で、ステップＳ１００の判断が肯定され、制御部５２２は、ステップＳ１０２に移行する。 In the process of FIG. 7, first, in step S <b> 100, the control unit 522 controls the meal history data (the meal history table data in FIG. 3B) from the portable terminal (here, the father's portable terminal 30). It is determined whether the reception is completed. When determination here is denied, ie, when the data reception from the portable terminal 30 is not completed, the control part 522 repeats the process of step S100 until data reception is completed. Then, when the data reception is completed, the determination in step S100 is affirmed, and the control unit 522 proceeds to step S102.
　ステップＳ１０２に移行すると、制御部５２２は、取得した食事履歴データに基づいて、表示部５１０に、携帯端末３０のユーザ（父親）が食べた食事に関するデータを表示する。次いで、ステップＳ１０４において、制御部５２２は、フラッシュメモリ５０８に記憶されている食事履歴データを、所定期間分（例えば、１週間分）、表示部５１０に表示する。 When the process proceeds to step S102, the control unit 522 displays data related to a meal eaten by the user (father) of the mobile terminal 30 on the display unit 510 based on the acquired meal history data. Next, in step S104, the control unit 522 displays the meal history data stored in the flash memory 508 on the display unit 510 for a predetermined period (for example, for one week).
　次いで、ステップＳ１０６では、制御部５２２が、フラッシュメモリ５０８に記憶されているメニューから、表示部５１０に表示されているメニューと重ならないメニューの候補をいくつか選択し、表示部５１０に表示する。この場合、制御部５２２は、例えば、カレンダ部５２０からの季節情報に基づいて候補となるメニューを選択してもよいし、無線通信部５０４を介して外部機器から取得した情報（例えば、近隣のスーパーでは食材Ａが安いという情報や、食材Ｂが旬であるという情報）に基づいてメニュー候補を選択してもよい。 Next, in step S106, the control unit 522 selects several menu candidates that do not overlap the menu displayed on the display unit 510 from the menus stored in the flash memory 508, and displays them on the display unit 510. In this case, for example, the control unit 522 may select a candidate menu based on the season information from the calendar unit 520, or information acquired from an external device via the wireless communication unit 504 (for example, nearby Menu candidates may be selected based on information that the food A is cheap in the supermarket and information that the food B is in season.
　次いで、ステップＳ１０８では、制御部５２２は、複数のメニュー候補の１つがユーザ（母親）によって選択されたか否か判断する。ここでの判断が肯定された場合、すなわち、複数のメニュー候補のうちの１つがタッチパネル３１２から選択された場合、制御部５２２は、ステップＳ１１０に移行する。 Next, in step S108, the control unit 522 determines whether one of a plurality of menu candidates has been selected by the user (mother). If the determination here is affirmative, that is, if one of the plurality of menu candidates is selected from the touch panel 312, the control unit 522 proceeds to step S110.
　ステップＳ１１０に移行すると、制御部５２２は、選択されたメニューに関する情報を、表示部５１０に表示する。例えば、制御部５２２は、ＧＰＳモジュール５０６が検出した携帯端末５０の位置情報（すなわち、母親の位置情報）と、フラッシュメモリ５０８に記憶されている地図とに基づいて、選択したメニューの食材を購入できる店舗情報や、当該店舗までのルートなどを表示部５１０に表示する。この場合、制御部５２２は、無線通信部５０４を介して外部機器から取得した店舗での特売情報等に基づいて、選択したメニューの食材を安く購入できる店舗を表示部５１０に表示してもよい。また、制御部５２２は、選択したメニューのレシピや調理時間を表示部５１０上に表示することとしてもよい。制御部５２２は、表示部５１０上に表示を行った後、図７の全処理を終了する。 In step S110, the control unit 522 displays information on the selected menu on the display unit 510. For example, the control unit 522 purchases food for the selected menu based on the location information of the mobile terminal 50 detected by the GPS module 506 (that is, the location information of the mother) and the map stored in the flash memory 508. Possible store information and a route to the store are displayed on the display unit 510. In this case, the control unit 522 may display, on the display unit 510, a store from which the food for the selected menu can be purchased at a low price based on information on special sales at the store acquired from an external device via the wireless communication unit 504. . The control unit 522 may display the recipe and cooking time of the selected menu on the display unit 510. After the display on the display unit 510, the control unit 522 ends all the processes in FIG.
　一方、ステップＳ１０８の判断が否定された場合、すなわち、メニュー候補が選択されていない場合には、制御部５２２は、ステップＳ１１２に移行する。ステップＳ１１２では、制御部５２２は、ユーザ（母親）からの終了指示を受け付けたか否か判断する。例えば、制御部５２２は、表示部５１０上に表示された終了ボタンがユーザ（母親）によって押されたか否か判断する。 On the other hand, if the determination in step S108 is negative, that is, if no menu candidate is selected, the control unit 522 proceeds to step S112. In step S112, the control unit 522 determines whether or not an end instruction from the user (mother) has been received. For example, the control unit 522 determines whether or not an end button displayed on the display unit 510 has been pressed by the user (mother).
　ステップＳ１１２の判断が否定された場合、すなわち、ユーザ（母親）からの終了指示を受け付けていない場合には、制御部５２２は、ステップＳ１０８に戻る。一方、ステップＳ１１２の判断が肯定された場合、すなわち、ユーザ（母親）からの終了指示を受け付けた場合には、制御部５２２は、図７の全処理を終了する。 If the determination in step S112 is negative, that is, if an end instruction from the user (mother) is not received, the control unit 522 returns to step S108. On the other hand, when the determination in step S112 is affirmative, that is, when an end instruction from the user (mother) is received, the control unit 522 ends all the processes in FIG.
　なお、上記説明においては、制御部５２２は、父親の携帯端末３０から食事履歴データを取得して、メニュー提案処理を行う場合について説明したが、これに限らず、子供の携帯端末４０から食事履歴データを取得して、メニュー提案処理を行うこととしてもよい。また、制御部５２２は、父親の携帯端末３０と子供の携帯端末４０から食事履歴データをそれぞれ取得して、各食事履歴データを考慮してメニュー提案処理を行うこととしてもよい。 In the above description, the description has been given of the case where the control unit 522 acquires the meal history data from the father's mobile terminal 30 and performs the menu suggestion process. It is good also as acquiring data and performing a menu proposal process. In addition, the control unit 522 may acquire meal history data from the father's mobile terminal 30 and the child's mobile terminal 40 and perform the menu suggestion process in consideration of each meal history data.
　なお、上述した図７の処理は、携帯端末３０からデータが送信された場合に実行されるものとしたが、これに限られるものではなく、例えば、毎日、所定の時刻（例えば、昼食が終了する１３時ごろや、夕食の買い物に出かける前の時刻（１５時ごろ））に、携帯端末５０が携帯端末３０から食事履歴データを取得するようにしてもよい。また、携帯端末５０の制御部５２２は、携帯端末３０，４０から食事履歴データを取得するのではなく、以下に説明するように、特定の食品に関する情報を取得してもよい。 7 is executed when data is transmitted from the mobile terminal 30, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a predetermined time (for example, the end of lunch) is completed every day. The portable terminal 50 may acquire meal history data from the portable terminal 30 at around 13:00 or before going out for dinner shopping (around 15:00). Moreover, the control part 522 of the portable terminal 50 may acquire the information regarding a specific foodstuff instead of acquiring meal log | history data from the portable terminals 30 and 40 so that it may demonstrate below.
（食品問い合わせ処理）
　図８（Ａ）は、携帯端末５０の制御部５２２が、携帯端末３０のユーザが特定の食品を食べたか否かを問い合わせる処理（食品問い合わせ処理）の一例を示すフローチャートである。また、図８（Ｂ）は、問い合わせを受けた携帯端末３０の制御部３２２が実行する問い合わせに対する応答処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。 (Food inquiry processing)
FIG. 8A is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing (food inquiry processing) in which the control unit 522 of the mobile terminal 50 inquires whether the user of the mobile terminal 30 has eaten a specific food. FIG. 8B is a flowchart illustrating an example of response processing to the inquiry executed by the control unit 322 of the mobile terminal 30 that has received the inquiry.
　図８（Ａ）の処理では、まず、ステップＳ２００において、制御部５２２が、ユーザから、問い合わせ対象となる食品の入力を受け付ける。そして、次のステップＳ３０２において、問い合わせ対象の食品を、携帯端末３０に送信する。例えば、母親が、携帯端末３０のユーザ（父親）が「ブロッコリー」を食べたか否か知りたいとする。この場合、制御部５２２は、母親による操作に応じて、「ブロッコリー」を問い合わせ対象の食品として、携帯端末３０に送信する。 In the process of FIG. 8A, first, in step S200, the control unit 522 receives an input of a food to be inquired from a user. In step S <b> 302, the inquiry target food is transmitted to the mobile terminal 30. For example, assume that the mother wants to know whether the user (father) of the mobile terminal 30 ate “broccoli”. In this case, the control unit 522 transmits “broccoli” to the portable terminal 30 as a food to be inquired in response to an operation by the mother.
　一方、携帯端末３０の制御部３２２は、図８（Ｂ）のステップＳ３００において、携帯端末５０から問い合わせを受信したか否かを判断する。ここでの判断が肯定された場合、すなわち、携帯端末５０から問い合わせを受信した場合には、制御部３２２は、次のステップＳ３０２において、問い合わせ対象の食品を携帯端末５０から受信する。ここでは、問い合わせ対象の食品として、「ブロッコリー」を受信する。 On the other hand, the control unit 322 of the mobile terminal 30 determines whether or not an inquiry has been received from the mobile terminal 50 in step S300 of FIG. When the determination here is affirmed, that is, when an inquiry is received from the portable terminal 50, the control unit 322 receives the inquiry target food from the portable terminal 50 in the next step S302. Here, “broccoli” is received as the food to be inquired.
　次いで、ステップＳ３０４では、制御部３２２は、問い合わせ対象の食品をユーザが食べたか否かを、食事履歴テーブル（図３（Ｂ））に格納された食事履歴データに基づいて判断し、その結果を携帯端末５０に送信し、処理を終了する。例えば、図３（Ｂ）に示す食事履歴テーブルにおいて、「ブロッコリー」は登録されていない。この場合、携帯端末３０は、父親がブロッコリーを食べていないと判断し、例えば、「ブロッコリー未摂取」と携帯端末５０に送信する。 Next, in step S304, the control unit 322 determines whether or not the user has eaten the inquiry target food based on the meal history data stored in the meal history table (FIG. 3B), and the result is determined. It transmits to the portable terminal 50, and complete | finishes a process. For example, “Broccoli” is not registered in the meal history table shown in FIG. In this case, the mobile terminal 30 determines that the father does not eat broccoli, and transmits, for example, “not taking broccoli” to the mobile terminal 50.
　図８（Ａ）に戻り、携帯端末５０の制御部５２２は、ステップＳ２０２以降、ステップＳ２０４において、問い合わせ対象の食品を携帯端末３０のユーザが食べたか否かの結果を受信するまで待機している。したがって、制御部５２２は、携帯端末３０においてステップＳ３０４が実行された段階でステップＳ２０６に移行し、受信した結果を表示部３１０に表示し、処理を終了する。これにより、母親は、父親が「ブロッコリー」を食べなかったことを確認できるので、父親の好き嫌いを知ることができる。また、例えば、父親の昼食として母親がお弁当を作った場合に、父親が嫌いな食材を口にしたかどうか、残飯として破棄してしまったかどうかを知ることもできる。 Returning to FIG. 8A, the control unit 522 of the portable terminal 50 waits until receiving a result of whether or not the user of the portable terminal 30 ate the food to be inquired in Step S <b> 204 after Step S <b> 202. . Therefore, the control unit 522 proceeds to step S206 when step S304 is executed in the mobile terminal 30, displays the received result on the display unit 310, and ends the process. As a result, the mother can confirm that the father did not eat “broccoli”, so that the mother can know the likes and dislikes of the father. In addition, for example, when the mother makes a lunch box for the father's lunch, it is possible to know whether or not the father has disliked the food he dislikes and whether it has been discarded as leftovers.
　なお、上記においては、母親が問い合わせ対象の食品を１品入力しているが、これに限らず、複数品目を入力することとしてもよい。また、上記においては、母親の携帯端末５０から父親の携帯端末３０に対して問い合わせる場合について説明したが、母親の携帯端末５０から子供の携帯端末４０に対して問い合わせることとしてもよい。 In the above, the mother inputs one food item to be inquired. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of items may be input. In the above description, the case where the mother's mobile terminal 50 makes an inquiry to the father's mobile terminal 30 has been described, but the mother's mobile terminal 50 may make an inquiry to the child's mobile terminal 40.
　以上、詳細に説明したように、第１の実施形態によれば、携帯端末３０，４０は、食品と接触し食品に関する情報を検出する検出部１１を有する食器用機器１０との間で人体通信を行う人体通信部３０２と、人体通信部３０２を介して取得した検出部１１の検出結果に基づき得られた情報を表示する表示部３１０と、を備えている。これにより、携帯端末３０，４０は、ユーザに特別な操作を強いることなく自動的にユーザの食に関する行動を記録し、ユーザに提供することができる。また、ユーザは、自身の食に関する行動を確認することができる。 As described above in detail, according to the first embodiment, the mobile terminals 30 and 40 communicate with the human body with the tableware device 10 having the detection unit 11 that contacts food and detects information about the food. And a display unit 310 that displays information obtained based on the detection result of the detection unit 11 acquired via the human body communication unit 302. Thereby, the portable terminals 30 and 40 can record the action regarding a user's meal automatically, and can provide it to a user, without forcing a special operation to a user. Moreover, the user can confirm the action regarding own food.
　また、本第１の実施形態では、表示部３１０は、検出部１１が検出した食品の順番を表示するため、ユーザは、自分の食事をとる際の傾向（例えば、おかずを先に食べてしまう等）を把握することが可能となる。 In the first embodiment, the display unit 310 displays the order of food detected by the detection unit 11, and thus the user tends to eat his / her meal (for example, side dishes first). Etc.) can be grasped.
　また、本第１の実施形態では、携帯端末３０，４０が、人体通信部３０２とは異なる無線通信部３０４を備え、無線通信部３０４は、食事履歴データを携帯端末５０等の外部機器に送信する。したがって、本実施形態によれば、携帯端末３０，４０の食事履歴データを他者と共有したり、活用したりすることが可能となる。例えば、父親及び子供の食事履歴データを受信した母親は、受信した食事履歴データを、次の食事のメニューの考案に活用することができる。これにより、父親や子供の昼食のメニューと夕食のメニューとが同じになるなどの事態の発生を避けることが可能となる。 In the first embodiment, the mobile terminals 30 and 40 include a wireless communication unit 304 different from the human body communication unit 302, and the wireless communication unit 304 transmits meal history data to an external device such as the mobile terminal 50. To do. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the meal history data of the mobile terminals 30 and 40 can be shared with other people or used. For example, a mother who has received meal history data for a father and a child can use the received meal history data for devising a menu for the next meal. As a result, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a situation in which the lunch menu and the dinner menu of the father or the child are the same.
　また、本第１の実施形態では、携帯端末３０，４０が、食品毎の抵抗値を記憶するフラッシュメモリ３０８を備えているので、制御部３２２は、検出部１１が検出した抵抗値から、食品を特定することができる。 In the first embodiment, since the mobile terminals 30 and 40 include the flash memory 308 that stores the resistance value for each food item, the control unit 322 uses the resistance value detected by the detection unit 11 to determine the food value. Can be specified.
　また、本第１の実施形態では、携帯端末３０，４０が、人体通信部３０２が、食器用機器１０と通信をしたことに応じて、日時を取得する、あるいは、計時を行うカレンダ部３２０を備えており、表示部３１０は、カレンダ部３２０により取得された食事開始時間、食事終了時間や、食事にかかった時間を表示する。これにより、ユーザは、自身が食事にかける時間の傾向を知ることができる。 In the first embodiment, the portable terminals 30 and 40 acquire the date and time or measure the calendar 320 in response to the human body communication unit 302 communicating with the tableware device 10. The display unit 310 displays the meal start time, the meal end time, and the time taken for the meal acquired by the calendar unit 320. Thereby, the user can know the tendency of the time for himself to eat.
　また、本第１の実施形態において、表示部３１０は、食事に関するアドバイスを表示するので、ユーザは、自身の食事に関するアドバイスを受けることができ、食事状況の改善に役立てることができる。 Further, in the first embodiment, the display unit 310 displays advice on meals, so that the user can receive advice on their own meals, which can be used to improve the meal situation.
　なお、上記第１の実施形態では、図６（Ａ）に示すように、制御部３２２が、食事履歴データに基づいて、ユーザが摂取した食品に関する情報を表示部３１０上に表示する場合について説明したが、これに限られるものではない。例えば、制御部３２２は、フラッシュメモリ３０８に記憶されている食品のうち、検出部１１が検出していない食品を表示部３１０上に表示してもよい。これにより、ユーザは、自分が摂取していない食品について認識することができる。また、制御部３２２は、ユーザが一日に摂取した品目数やカロリー数を表示部３１０上に表示してもよい。 In the first embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 6A, the case where the control unit 322 displays information on the food taken by the user on the display unit 310 based on the meal history data is described. However, it is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 322 may display, on the display unit 310, foods that are not detected by the detection unit 11 among foods stored in the flash memory 308. Thereby, the user can recognize food that he / she has not ingested. The control unit 322 may display on the display unit 310 the number of items and the number of calories that the user has consumed in a day.
　なお、上記第１の実施形態では、食器用機器１０が、検出部１１において検出された食材の抵抗値を携帯端末３０，４０に送信することとしていたが、これに限られるものではない。例えば、食器用機器１０のメモリ１４が食品情報テーブル（図３（Ａ））を記憶し、制御部１５が、検出部１１が測定した抵抗値と、メモリ１４が記憶する食品情報テーブルのデータとを比較することで特定した食品や料理を、携帯端末３０，４０に送信することとしてもよい。この場合、図４に示す処理において、ステップＳ１８の処理を省略することができる。 In the first embodiment, the tableware device 10 transmits the resistance value of the food material detected by the detection unit 11 to the mobile terminals 30 and 40, but is not limited thereto. For example, the memory 14 of the tableware device 10 stores the food information table (FIG. 3A), the control unit 15 measures the resistance value measured by the detection unit 11, and the food information table data stored in the memory 14. It is good also as transmitting the foodstuff and cooking identified by comparing these to the portable terminals 30 and 40. FIG. In this case, the process of step S18 can be omitted in the process shown in FIG.
　なお、制御部３２２は、ユーザが食事中に食器を置いた時間や回数などをフラッシュメモリ３０８に記憶してもよい。制御部３２２は、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立しているか否かに基づいて、ユーザが食事中に食器を置いたか否かを判断できる。この場合、制御部３２２は、ユーザが食事中に食器を置いた時間や回数なども、表示部３１０に表示することができる。 Note that the control unit 322 may store in the flash memory 308 information such as the time and number of times that the user placed the tableware during the meal. The control unit 322 can determine whether or not the user has placed tableware during a meal based on whether or not human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established. In this case, the control unit 322 can also display on the display unit 310 the time and the number of times that the user placed the tableware during the meal.
　なお、上記第１の実施形態では、食器用機器１０の検出部１１が、ユーザが食品を口にした場合の抵抗値を検出するものとしていたが、これに限られるものではなく、検出部１１は、例えば、食器１と接触した食品の固さ、水分量、塩分量、糖分等を検出してもよい。この場合、食品情報テーブルは、食品毎に、抵抗値のほかに、固さ、水分量、塩分量、糖分等のデータを備えるようにすればよい。食品の様々な特性情報を用いることにより、より正確に食品を特定することが可能となる。 In addition, in the said 1st Embodiment, although the detection part 11 of the tableware apparatus 10 shall detect the resistance value when a user uses a foodstuff as a mouth, it is not restricted to this, The detection part 11 May detect, for example, the hardness, moisture content, salt content, sugar content, etc. of the food that has contacted the tableware 1. In this case, the food information table may include data such as hardness, moisture content, salt content, and sugar content in addition to the resistance value for each food product. By using various characteristic information of food, it becomes possible to specify the food more accurately.
　また、上記第１の実施形態では、携帯端末３０，４０がスマートフォンである場合について説明したが、これに限られるものではなく、携帯端末３０，４０の構成及び機能を、メガネ、補聴器、時計などの人体に身につけるものへ適用することとしてもよい。 Moreover, although the said 1st Embodiment demonstrated the case where the portable terminals 30 and 40 were smart phones, it is not restricted to this, The structure and function of the portable terminals 30 and 40 are glasses, a hearing aid, a clock, etc. It is good also as applying to what is worn by the human body.
《第２の実施形態》
　次に、第２の実施形態について説明する。本第２の実施形態は、レストランなどの飲食施設において電子機器システムを利用する場合の例である。図９は、第２の実施形態に係る電子機器システム１０００Ｂの構成を示すブロック図である。また、図１０は、電子機器システム１０００Ｂを利用している状況を示す図である。 << Second Embodiment >>
Next, a second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment is an example in the case where an electronic device system is used in a restaurant facility such as a restaurant. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device system 1000B according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a situation in which the electronic device system 1000B is used.
　図９に示すように、電子機器システム１０００Ｂは、食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂと、フロア用機器６０と、店舗端末７０と、撮像ユニット８０と、を備える。なお、食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂの構成及び機能は、第１の実施形態で説明したものと同一であるため、説明を省略する。また、以後の説明において、特に区別する必要のない限り、食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂを食器用機器１０と記載し説明を行う。 As shown in FIG. 9, the electronic device system 1000 </ b> B includes tableware devices 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B, a floor device 60, a store terminal 70, and an imaging unit 80. The configurations and functions of the tableware devices 10A and 10B are the same as those described in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted. In the following description, the tableware devices 10A and 10B will be described as the tableware device 10 unless otherwise distinguished.
（フロア用機器６０）
　フロア用機器６０は、各テーブルの床に設けられており、図９に示すように、床電極部６１０と、人体通信部６２０と、制御部６３０と、通信部６４０と、を有する。 (Floor equipment 60)
The floor device 60 is provided on the floor of each table, and includes a floor electrode unit 610, a human body communication unit 620, a control unit 630, and a communication unit 640, as shown in FIG.
　床電極部６１０は、図１０に示すように、顧客が座るテーブルの床に設けられ、複数の顧客や椅子に対応するように、部分電極６１０－１～６１０－ｎ（ｎは任意の整数）を有している。部分電極６１０－１～６１０－ｎは、信号電極とグラウンド電極とを有し、ユーザを介して食器用機器１０と人体通信を行うための電極である。 As shown in FIG. 10, the floor electrode unit 610 is provided on the floor of a table on which a customer sits, and the partial electrodes 610-1 to 610-n (n is an arbitrary integer) so as to correspond to a plurality of customers and chairs. have. The partial electrodes 610-1 to 610-n have signal electrodes and ground electrodes, and are electrodes for performing human body communication with the tableware device 10 via the user.
　人体通信部６２０は、バンドパスフィルタを有した電気回路から構成される送受信部を有し、入力した受信信号を復調して受信データを生成する一方、送信するデータを変調して送信信号を生成する。本第２の実施形態では、人体通信部６２０は、床電極部６１０及び顧客を介して、食器１に設けられた食器用機器１０と人体通信を行う。なお、人体通信部６２０として電界方式を採用した場合には、顧客が靴を履いていたり、靴下を着用していても人体通信は可能である、すなわち、本実施形態における接触は、人体との直接的な接触のみならず、衣服や靴を介在させた接触も含む概念である。 The human body communication unit 620 includes a transmission / reception unit including an electric circuit having a bandpass filter, and demodulates an input reception signal to generate reception data, while modulating transmission data to generate a transmission signal. To do. In the second embodiment, the human body communication unit 620 performs human body communication with the tableware device 10 provided in the tableware 1 via the floor electrode unit 610 and the customer. When the electric field method is adopted as the human body communication unit 620, human body communication is possible even if the customer is wearing shoes or wearing socks, that is, the contact in this embodiment is the contact with the human body. This concept includes not only direct contact but also contact through clothing and shoes.
　通信部６４０は、後述の店舗端末７０と通信を行うものであり、その通信方式は有線、無線などいずれを採用してもよい。 The communication unit 640 communicates with the store terminal 70 described later, and any communication method such as wired or wireless may be adopted.
　制御部６３０は、ＣＰＵを備え、食器用機器１０から受信した食品に関する情報を通信部６４０を用いて店舗端末７０に送信する制御を行う。 The control unit 630 includes a CPU, and performs control to transmit information about food received from the tableware device 10 to the store terminal 70 using the communication unit 640.
（撮像ユニット８０）
　撮像ユニット８０は、図９に示すように、撮像部８１０と、制御部８２０と、通信部８３０と、を有する。 (Imaging unit 80)
As illustrated in FIG. 9, the imaging unit 80 includes an imaging unit 810, a control unit 820, and a communication unit 830.
　撮像部８１０は、レストランの天井や壁に設けられ、レンズ系、撮像素子、画像処理回路を備える。なお、不図示の駆動系により、撮像部８１０をチルト方向に駆動するようにしてもよい。この場合、撮像部８１０は、フロア用機器６０から顧客が座っている位置情報を取得し、当該位置情報に基づいてその撮像位置を変えることにより、特定の顧客を撮像することができる。なお、撮像部８１０は、店舗の大きさやレイアウトに応じて複数設けてもよい。 The imaging unit 810 is provided on a restaurant ceiling or wall and includes a lens system, an imaging device, and an image processing circuit. Note that the imaging unit 810 may be driven in the tilt direction by a drive system (not shown). In this case, the imaging unit 810 can capture a specific customer by acquiring position information of the customer sitting from the floor device 60 and changing the imaging position based on the position information. Note that a plurality of imaging units 810 may be provided according to the size and layout of the store.
　通信部８３０は、撮像部８１０が撮像した画像データを店舗端末７０に送信するものであり、その通信方式は有線、無線などいずれを採用してもよい。 The communication unit 830 transmits the image data captured by the imaging unit 810 to the store terminal 70, and the communication method may be any of wired or wireless.
　制御部８２０は、ＣＰＵを有し、撮像ユニット８０全体を制御するものである。本実施形態では、制御部８２０は、後述の店舗端末７０の指示に基づき、指定された顧客を撮像するように、不図示の駆動部により撮像部８１０の撮像位置を調節する。また、制御部８２０は、撮像部８１０が撮像した画像データを、店舗端末７０に送信する制御を行う。 The control unit 820 has a CPU and controls the entire imaging unit 80. In the present embodiment, the control unit 820 adjusts the imaging position of the imaging unit 810 by a driving unit (not shown) so as to capture an image of a designated customer based on an instruction from the store terminal 70 described later. In addition, the control unit 820 performs control to transmit the image data captured by the imaging unit 810 to the store terminal 70.
（店舗端末７０）
　店舗端末７０は、図９に示すように、通信部７１０と、画像解析部７２０と、メモリ部７３０と、カレンダ部７４０と、表示部７５０と、スピーカ７６０と、制御部７７０と、を有する。 (Store terminal 70)
As illustrated in FIG. 9, the store terminal 70 includes a communication unit 710, an image analysis unit 720, a memory unit 730, a calendar unit 740, a display unit 750, a speaker 760, and a control unit 770.
　通信部７１０は、フロア用機器６０の通信部６４０および撮像ユニット８０の通信部８３０と、無線や有線などにより通信を行うものである。通信部７１０は、フロア用機器６０の通信部６４０から顧客の食事に関する情報（食事情報データ）を受信するとともに、撮像ユニット８０の通信部８３０から顧客の画像データを受信する。 The communication unit 710 communicates with the communication unit 640 of the floor device 60 and the communication unit 830 of the imaging unit 80 by wireless or wired communication. The communication unit 710 receives customer meal information (meal information data) from the communication unit 640 of the floor device 60 and receives customer image data from the communication unit 830 of the imaging unit 80.
　画像解析部７２０は、撮像ユニット８０が撮像した画像データに基づき、顧客の人数を検出したり、顧客の属性を解析する。 The image analysis unit 720 detects the number of customers and analyzes customer attributes based on the image data captured by the imaging unit 80.
　メモリ部７３０は、不揮発性の半導体メモリ（例えば、フラッシュメモリ）を含み、店舗で提供する食事のメニュー情報（図１４）や、食品名とその抵抗値とを関連付けた食品情報テーブル（図３（Ａ）参照）を記憶する。なお、本第２の実施形態における食品情報テーブルでは、抵抗値の項目に食品そのものの抵抗値が入力されているものとする。また、メモリ部７３０は、後述する制御部７７０の制御の下、フロア用機器６０から取得した顧客の食事情報データと、画像解析部７２０が解析した顧客の属性情報とを関連づけて食事情報テーブル（図１３（Ａ）等）に記憶する。 The memory unit 730 includes a non-volatile semiconductor memory (for example, a flash memory), and menu information (FIG. 14) of meals provided in the store, and a food information table (FIG. 3 (FIG. 3)) that associates food names with their resistance values. A)) is stored. In the food information table in the second embodiment, it is assumed that the resistance value of the food itself is input in the resistance value item. Further, the memory unit 730 associates the customer meal information data acquired from the floor equipment 60 with the customer attribute information analyzed by the image analysis unit 720 under the control of the control unit 770 described later, and the meal information table ( (FIG. 13A etc.)
　カレンダ部７４０は、日時情報を制御部７７０に出力するとともに、制御部７７０の指示に基づき計時を行う計時機能を有する。 The calendar unit 740 outputs time information to the control unit 770 and has a time measuring function for measuring time based on an instruction from the control unit 770.
　表示部７５０は、レストランの従業員用の表示を行う。例えば、表示部７５０は、各顧客に対して次に料理を出すタイミングなどを表示する。 The display unit 750 displays information for restaurant employees. For example, the display unit 750 displays the next timing of serving food for each customer.
　スピーカ７６０は、音声出力装置であり、レストランの従業員への各種音声案内を行う。具体的には、スピーカ７６０は、従業員の注意を前述の表示部７５０に向けるための音声を出力したり、表示部７５０の表示内容を音声で案内したりする。 The speaker 760 is a voice output device, and performs various voice guidance to restaurant employees. Specifically, the speaker 760 outputs a voice for directing the employee's attention to the above-described display unit 750, or guides the display content of the display unit 750 by voice.
　制御部７７０は、ＣＰＵを有し、店舗端末７０および電子機器システム１０００Ｂ全体を制御するものである。本実施形態において、制御部７７０は、撮像ユニット８０に顧客画像の撮像を指示する。また、制御部７７０は、フロア用機器６０から取得した食事情報データや、画像解析部７２０から取得した顧客の属性をメモリ部７３０に記憶する。また、制御部７７０は、顧客が摂取しなかった食品等を分析する。 The control unit 770 has a CPU and controls the store terminal 70 and the entire electronic device system 1000B. In the present embodiment, the control unit 770 instructs the imaging unit 80 to capture a customer image. Further, the control unit 770 stores the meal information data acquired from the floor equipment 60 and the customer attributes acquired from the image analysis unit 720 in the memory unit 730. In addition, the control unit 770 analyzes foods that the customer has not ingested.
（食事情報データの登録・蓄積処理）
　次に、制御部７７０が実行する、食事情報データの登録・蓄積処理の一例について、図１１及び図１２のフローチャートを用いて説明する。 (Meal information data registration / storage process)
Next, an example of meal information data registration / accumulation processing executed by the control unit 770 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 11 and 12.
（登録処理）
　制御部７７０は、まず、図１１のフローチャートが示す、食事情報テーブルの登録処理を行う。この処理は、顧客毎の食事情報データを蓄積するための準備処理にあたる。 (registration process)
First, the control unit 770 performs a meal information table registration process shown in the flowchart of FIG. This process corresponds to a preparation process for accumulating meal information data for each customer.
　図１１の処理では、まず、ステップＳ４００において、制御部７７０は、撮像ユニット８０を制御して、テーブルに着席したグループの顧客画像を撮像する。なお、ステップＳ４００が実行されるタイミングとしては、例えば、従業員が店舗端末７０に対して撮像指示を出したタイミングであってもよいし、人感センサ等で人が着席したことを検出したタイミングであってもよいし、その他のタイミングであってもよい。 In the process of FIG. 11, first, in step S400, the control unit 770 controls the imaging unit 80 to capture customer images of the group seated on the table. Note that the timing at which step S400 is executed may be, for example, the timing at which an employee issues an imaging instruction to the store terminal 70, or the timing at which a person is seated by a human sensor or the like. Or other timings.
　次いで、ステップＳ４０１では、制御部７７０は、撮像した顧客画像を解析する画像解析部７２０からグループを構成する顧客の人数を取得する。この場合、画像解析部７２０は、人がいない状態の画像との比較により、顧客の人数を解析するなどすることができる。 Next, in step S401, the control unit 770 acquires the number of customers constituting the group from the image analysis unit 720 that analyzes the captured customer image. In this case, the image analysis unit 720 can analyze the number of customers by comparing with an image in a state where there is no person.
　次のステップＳ４０２では、制御部７７０は、画像解析部７２０から、当該グループを構成する顧客の属性情報を取得する。なお、制御部７７０は、属性情報を取得した段階で、各顧客の位置に基づいて、各顧客と部分電極６１０－１～６１０－ｎのいずれかとを対応付ける。次いで、ステップＳ４０３では、制御部７７０は、当該グループを構成する顧客の食事情報データを記録するためのテーブルを、メモリ部７３０に新規に登録し、処理を終了する。この図１１に示す処理によって、図１３（Ａ）に示すように、当該グループに対して、食事情報データを記録するための食事情報テーブルが登録される。 In the next step S402, the control unit 770 acquires the attribute information of the customers constituting the group from the image analysis unit 720. Note that the control unit 770 associates each customer with one of the partial electrodes 610-1 to 610-n based on the position of each customer at the stage of acquiring the attribute information. Next, in step S403, the control unit 770 newly registers a table for recording meal information data of customers constituting the group in the memory unit 730, and ends the process. By the process shown in FIG. 11, a meal information table for recording meal information data is registered for the group, as shown in FIG. 13A.
　ここで、食事情報テーブルについて詳細に説明する。図１３（Ａ）に示すように、食事情報テーブルは、グループＩＤ、顧客ＩＤ、顧客属性、部分電極、食事開始日時、食事終了日時、メニュー名、料理名、順番、及び食品名の項目を有する。 Here, the meal information table will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 13A, the meal information table includes items of group ID, customer ID, customer attribute, partial electrode, meal start date / time, meal end date / time, menu name, dish name, order, and food name. .
　グループＩＤは、来店した顧客グループを一意に識別するための情報である。顧客ＩＤは、グループＩＤで識別されるグループを構成する顧客を一意に識別するための情報である。顧客属性の項目には、画像解析部７２０から取得した、顧客ＩＤで識別される顧客の属性が登録される。図１３（Ａ）の例では、グループＩＤ“Ｇ００１”のグループは、３人の顧客から構成され、その属性は、２０代女性、４０代男性、３０代男性である。部分電極の項目には、各顧客の位置に対応する部分電極６１０－１～６１０－ｎの識別子が登録される。 The group ID is information for uniquely identifying the customer group that visited the store. The customer ID is information for uniquely identifying a customer constituting the group identified by the group ID. In the item of customer attribute, the attribute of the customer identified by the customer ID acquired from the image analysis unit 720 is registered. In the example of FIG. 13A, the group with the group ID “G001” is composed of three customers, and the attributes are a 20s female, a 40s male, and a 30s male. In the partial electrode item, identifiers of the partial electrodes 610-1 to 610-n corresponding to the positions of the customers are registered.
　食事開始日時の項目には、各顧客が食事を開始した日時が格納される。食事終了日時の項目には、各顧客が食事を終了した日時が格納される。メニュー名の項目には、各顧客が注文したメニューの名前が格納される。料理名の項目には、各メニューに含まれる料理の名前が格納される。順番は、当該食事において、顧客が食べた食品の順番を一意に識別するための項目である。食品名の項目は、各順番において、顧客が食べた食品の名前を格納する。 The date and time when each customer started eating is stored in the item of the meal start date and time. The date and time when each customer finished the meal is stored in the item of the meal end date and time. The menu name item stores the name of the menu ordered by each customer. The name of the dish included in each menu is stored in the dish name item. The order is an item for uniquely identifying the order of food eaten by the customer in the meal. The item of food name stores the name of the food eaten by the customer in each order.
（蓄積処理）
　次に、制御部７７０が実行する、各顧客の食事情報データの蓄積処理について説明する。図１２は、テーブルに着席したグループの各顧客の食事情報データを蓄積する処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。なお、図１２の処理が実行される前提として、顧客に一度食器１（フォークなど）を咥えさせることで、顧客自身の抵抗値を制御部７７０が取得しているものとする。ただし、これに限らず、例えば、コップに食器用機器１０を設けておき、水を飲むために顧客がコップに口をつけたときの抵抗値を顧客自身の抵抗値として制御部７７０が取得することとしてもよい。 (Accumulation processing)
Next, the storage process of each customer's meal information data executed by the control unit 770 will be described. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a process for accumulating meal information data of each customer in a group seated on a table. Assuming that the processing of FIG. 12 is executed, it is assumed that the control unit 770 has acquired the resistance value of the customer by causing the customer to give the tableware 1 (fork, etc.) once. However, the present invention is not limited to this, for example, the tableware device 10 is provided in a cup, and the control unit 770 acquires the resistance value when the customer puts a mouth on the cup to drink water as the resistance value of the customer himself / herself. It is good as well.
　図１２の処理では、まず、ステップＳ４０４において、制御部７７０が、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立したか否か判断する。このステップＳ４０４では、顧客が食事を始めるために、食器を手に取ったか否かを判断している。ここでの判断が否定された場合、すなわち、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立していない場合には、制御部７７０は、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立するまで、ステップＳ４０４の処理を繰り返す。そして、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立した段階で、ステップＳ４０４の判断が肯定され、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４０５に移行する。 In the process of FIG. 12, first, in step S404, the control unit 770 determines whether or not human body communication with the tableware device 10 has been established. In step S404, it is determined whether or not the customer has picked up the tableware in order to start eating. When the determination here is negative, that is, when the human body communication with the tableware device 10 is not established, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S404 until the human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established. Repeat the process. Then, at the stage where the human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established, the determination in step S404 is affirmed, and the control unit 770 proceeds to step S405.
　ステップＳ４０５に移行すると、制御部７７０は、カレンダ部７４０から日時情報を取得し、食事情報テーブルにおいて、人体通信が成立した顧客の食事開始日時の項目を更新する。ここで、例えば、図１３（Ａ）のグループＩＤ“Ｇ００１”を構成する顧客ＩＤ“Ｃ０１”の２０代女性（以後、顧客Ｃ０１と記載する）が、フォークを手に取った場合（ステップＳ４０４／ＹＥＳ）、制御部７７０は、図１３（Ｂ）に示すように、食事情報テーブルにおいて、顧客Ｃ０１の食事開始日時の項目を更新する（ステップＳ４０５）。なお、図１３（Ｂ）においては、顧客Ｃ０２，Ｃ０３については、まだ、人体通信が成立していないため、食事開始日時の項目が更新されていない。 In step S405, the control unit 770 acquires date / time information from the calendar unit 740 and updates the item of the meal start date / time of the customer who established the human body communication in the meal information table. Here, for example, a woman in her twenties (hereinafter referred to as customer C01) with a customer ID “C01” that constitutes the group ID “G001” in FIG. 13A picks up a fork (step S404 / (YES) and the control part 770 update the item of the meal start date and time of the customer C01 in a meal information table, as shown in FIG.13 (B) (step S405). In FIG. 13B, for the customers C02 and C03, since the human body communication has not yet been established, the meal start date / time item is not updated.
　図１２に戻り、次のステップＳ４０６では、制御部７７０が、顧客がコースメニューを注文したか否か判断する。ここでの判断が肯定された場合、すなわち、顧客がコースメニューを注文した場合、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４０８に移行する。なお、顧客が注文したメニューの情報は、レストランの従業員等が保持するＰＯＳ端末等から店舗端末７０に入力され、メモリ部７３０に格納されるものとする。 Returning to FIG. 12, in the next step S406, the control unit 770 determines whether or not the customer has ordered the course menu. When the determination here is affirmed, that is, when the customer orders a course menu, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S408. Information on the menu ordered by the customer is input to the store terminal 70 from a POS terminal held by a restaurant employee or the like and stored in the memory unit 730.
　ステップＳ４０８に移行すると、制御部７７０は、顧客が注文したメニュー情報をメモリ部７３０から取得する。このとき、制御部７７０は、食事情報テーブルのメニュー名の項目を更新すると共に、取得したメニュー情報に基づき、当該メニューで最初に提供される料理を料理名の項目に登録する。なお、本第２の実施形態では、顧客Ｃ０１が“Ａコース”を注文したものとする。この場合、制御部７７０は、メニュー名の項目に“Ａコース”を登録する（図１３（Ｃ）参照）。さらに、図１４に示すメニュー情報において、Ａコースで最初に提供される料理は、“前菜”であるため、制御部７７０は、料理名の項目に“前菜”を登録する（図１３（Ｃ）参照）。 In step S408, the control unit 770 acquires the menu information ordered by the customer from the memory unit 730. At this time, the control unit 770 updates the menu name item in the meal information table, and registers the first dish provided in the menu in the dish name item based on the acquired menu information. In the second embodiment, it is assumed that the customer C01 orders “A course”. In this case, the control unit 770 registers “A course” in the menu name item (see FIG. 13C). Further, in the menu information shown in FIG. 14, the first dish provided in the course A is “appetizer”, so the control unit 770 registers “appetizer” in the item of dish name (FIG. 13C). reference).
　次のステップＳ４１０では、制御部７７０は、検出部１１の検出値に変化があったか否か判断する。このステップＳ４１０では、顧客が新たな食品を口にしたか否かを判定している。ここでの判断が否定された場合、すなわち、検出部１１の検出値に変化がない場合には、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４１０の判断が肯定されるまで、ステップＳ４１０の処理を繰り返す。そして、検出部１１の検出値に変化があった段階で、ステップＳ４１０の判断が肯定され、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４１２に移行する。 In the next step S410, the control unit 770 determines whether or not the detection value of the detection unit 11 has changed. In step S410, it is determined whether or not the customer has eaten a new food. When determination here is denied, ie, when the detection value of the detection part 11 does not change, the control part 770 repeats the process of step S410 until the determination of step S410 is affirmed. Then, when the detection value of the detection unit 11 has changed, the determination in step S410 is affirmed, and the control unit 770 proceeds to step S412.
　ステップＳ４１２に移行すると、制御部７７０は、検出部１１の検出結果を取得する。そして、次のステップＳ４１４では、制御部７７０は、メモリ部７３０に記憶されている食品情報テーブル（図３（Ａ））に基づいて、顧客が食べた食品を特定する。なお、制御部７７０は、検出部１１の検出結果（抵抗値）から、予め測定されている顧客自身の抵抗値を差し引いた値を食品の抵抗値とする。そして、制御部７７０は、算出された抵抗値と、食品情報テーブルの抵抗値とを比較して、顧客が食べた食品名を特定する。次いで、ステップＳ４１６では、制御部７７０が、特定された食品名を用いて、食事情報テーブルを更新する。なお、制御部７７０は、食事情報テーブルの順番及び食品名の項目を更新する。 When the process proceeds to step S412, the control unit 770 acquires the detection result of the detection unit 11. Then, in the next step S414, the control unit 770 specifies the food eaten by the customer based on the food information table (FIG. 3A) stored in the memory unit 730. In addition, the control part 770 sets the value which deducted the customer's own resistance value measured beforehand from the detection result (resistance value) of the detection part 11 as a food resistance value. Then, the control unit 770 compares the calculated resistance value with the resistance value in the food information table, and specifies the name of the food eaten by the customer. Next, in step S416, control unit 770 updates the meal information table using the identified food name. In addition, the control part 770 updates the item of the order of a meal information table, and a food name.
　次のステップＳ４１８では、制御部７７０は、顧客が、現在提供されている料理を食べ終えたか否か判断する。顧客が料理を食べ終えたか否かは、例えば、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立しない時間が所定時間（例えば５～１０分）続いたか否かによって判断することができる。 In the next step S418, the control unit 770 determines whether or not the customer has finished eating the currently provided food. Whether or not the customer has finished cooking can be determined, for example, based on whether or not a human body communication with the tableware device 10 has not been established for a predetermined time (for example, 5 to 10 minutes).
　ステップＳ４１８の判断が否定された場合、すなわち、顧客が、現在提供されている料理をまだ食べ終えていない場合、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４１０に戻る。一方、ステップＳ４１８の判断が肯定された場合、すなわち、顧客が、現在提供されている料理を食べ終えた場合には、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４２０に移行する。 If the determination in step S418 is negative, that is, if the customer has not finished eating the currently provided food, the control unit 770 returns to step S410. On the other hand, if the determination in step S418 is affirmative, that is, if the customer has finished eating the currently provided food, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S420.
　ステップＳ４２０に移行すると、制御部７７０は、コースメニューが終了したか否かを判断する。具体的には、制御部７７０は、コースメニューに含まれる料理及びその提供順と、ユーザに現在提供されている料理とを比較することによって、コースメニューが終了したか否か判断する。例えば、図１３（Ｄ）に示すように、顧客Ｃ０１が、前菜を食べ終えていたとする。これに対し、顧客Ｃ０１が注文したＡコースは、前菜の後にメイン料理を提供することになっている（図１４参照）。したがって、制御部７７０は、コースメニューがまだ終了していないと判断する。一方、図１５（Ａ）に示すように、顧客Ｃ０１が、デザートを食べ終えていた場合には、顧客Ｃ０１が注文したＡコースは、デザートが最後に提供される料理であるため（図１４参照）、制御部７７０は、コースメニューが終了したと判断する。 When the process proceeds to step S420, the control unit 770 determines whether or not the course menu has ended. Specifically, the control unit 770 determines whether the course menu has ended by comparing the dishes included in the course menu and the order in which the dishes are provided with the dishes currently provided to the user. For example, as shown in FIG. 13D, it is assumed that the customer C01 has finished eating an appetizer. On the other hand, the A course ordered by the customer C01 is to provide the main dish after the appetizer (see FIG. 14). Therefore, the control unit 770 determines that the course menu has not ended yet. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15A, when the customer C01 has finished eating the dessert, the A course ordered by the customer C01 is the dish that the dessert is provided last (see FIG. 14). ), The control unit 770 determines that the course menu has ended.
　ステップＳ４２０の判断が否定された場合、すなわち、コースメニューがまだ終了していない場合には、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４２２において、表示部７５０や、スピーカ７６０を用いて、顧客に次の料理を提供するよう従業員に報知する。例えば、Ａコースは、前菜の後にメイン料理を提供することになっているため（図１４）、図１３（Ｄ）のように前菜を食べ終えている顧客Ｃ０１に、メイン料理を提供するよう従業員に報知する。これにより、従業員は、適切なタイミングで顧客に次の料理を提供することができる。なお、ステップＳ４２２において従業員に対し、次の料理を提供するよう報知した段階で、制御部７７０は、食事情報テーブルの料理名の項目に、ステップＳ４２２で報知した料理の名前を登録する。例えば、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４２２においてメイン料理の提供を従業員に報知した場合、食事情報テーブルの料理名の項目に、“メイン”を登録する（図１５（Ｂ）参照）。 If the determination in step S420 is negative, that is, if the course menu has not yet ended, the control unit 770 uses the display unit 750 and the speaker 760 in step S422 to serve the customer the next dish. Inform employees to provide. For example, the course A is supposed to provide the main dish after the appetizer (FIG. 14), so that the employee C01 who has finished eating the appetizer as shown in FIG. Notify employees. Thereby, the employee can provide the next dish to the customer at an appropriate timing. Note that when the employee is notified to provide the next dish in step S422, the control unit 770 registers the name of the dish notified in step S422 in the dish name item of the meal information table. For example, when the control unit 770 notifies the employee of the provision of the main dish in step S422, the control unit 770 registers “main” in the item of the dish name in the meal information table (see FIG. 15B).
　ステップＳ４２２の処理の後は、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４１０に戻り、ステップＳ４１０以降の処理を実行する。 After the process of step S422, the control unit 770 returns to step S410 and executes the processes after step S410.
　一方、ステップＳ４２０の判断が肯定された場合、すなわち、コースメニューが終了した場合には、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４２４において、カレンダ部７４０から日時情報を取得し、食事情報テーブルの食事終了日時の項目を更新する（図１５（Ｃ）参照）。そして、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４２６に移行する。 On the other hand, if the determination in step S420 is affirmative, that is, if the course menu has ended, the control unit 770 acquires date / time information from the calendar unit 740 in step S424, and sets the meal end date / time of the meal information table. The item is updated (see FIG. 15C). Then, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S426.
　ところで、ステップＳ４０６において、顧客がコースメニューを注文しなかった場合、すなわち、単品の料理が複数注文された場合、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４２８において、顧客が注文したメニューの情報（オーダ情報）（ＰＯＳ端末等から店舗端末７０に入力される）を取得する。 By the way, when the customer does not order the course menu in step S406, that is, when a plurality of single dishes are ordered, the control unit 770, in step S428, information on the menu ordered by the customer (order information) ( From the POS terminal or the like to the store terminal 70).
　その後は、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４３０～Ｓ４３８の処理を、前述したステップＳ４１０～Ｓ４１８と同様に実行する。そして、ステップＳ４３８の判断が肯定された段階で、ステップＳ４４０に移行し、制御部７７０は、顧客が注文した料理を全て提供したか否か判断する。なお、全ての料理が提供されたか否かは、ステップＳ４２８で取得したオーダ情報と、検出部１１の検出値とに基づいて判断することができる。この判断が否定された場合、すなわち、全ての料理の提供がまだ終わっていない場合には、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４４２において、未だ提供していない料理（例えば食後のコーヒーやデザートなど）を提供するよう従業員に報知する。これにより、従業員は、適切なタイミングで顧客に料理を提供することができる。なお、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４４２の処理の後は、ステップＳ４３０に戻る。 Thereafter, the control unit 770 executes the processes of steps S430 to S438 in the same manner as steps S410 to S418 described above. Then, when the determination in step S438 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step S440, and the control unit 770 determines whether or not all the dishes ordered by the customer have been provided. Note that whether or not all the dishes have been provided can be determined based on the order information acquired in step S428 and the detection value of the detection unit 11. If this determination is denied, that is, if all the dishes have not been provided yet, the control unit 770 provides dishes that have not yet been provided (for example, coffee or dessert after meals) in step S442. Notify employees to do so. Thereby, the employee can provide food to the customer at an appropriate timing. In addition, the control part 770 returns to step S430 after the process of step S442.
　そして、全ての料理が提供された場合、すなわち、ステップＳ４４０の判断が肯定された場合には、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４２４において、カレンダ部７４０から日時情報を取得し、食事情報テーブルの食事終了日時の項目を更新する。そして、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ４２６に移行する。 When all the dishes are provided, that is, when the determination in step S440 is affirmed, the control unit 770 acquires date information from the calendar unit 740 in step S424 and finishes the meal in the meal information table. Update the date / time item. Then, the control unit 770 proceeds to step S426.
　ステップＳ４２６に移行すると、制御部７７０は、各顧客の食事情報データを分析する。ここでは、一例として、制御部７７０は、図１６（Ａ）のメニュー情報（図１４（Ａ）と同様）と、図１６（Ｂ）の食事情報テーブルとに基づき、未摂取食品情報（図１６（Ｃ））を抽出する。図１６（Ａ）に示すメニュー情報は、各料理で使用されている食品の情報を含んでいる。したがって、食事情報テーブルが格納する顧客が各料理で摂取した食品と、メニュー情報において各料理で使用されている食品とを比較することで、制御部７７０は、未摂取食品情報を顧客ごとに抽出することが可能である。これにより、顧客が摂取しなかった食品に関するデータを取得することができるので、店舗の従業員等は、当該データをメニュー開発等に役立てることができる。 When the process proceeds to step S426, the control unit 770 analyzes the meal information data of each customer. Here, as an example, the control unit 770, based on the menu information of FIG. 16A (similar to FIG. 14A) and the meal information table of FIG. (C)) is extracted. The menu information shown in FIG. 16A includes information on foods used in each dish. Therefore, the control unit 770 extracts uningested food information for each customer by comparing the food ingested by each customer in the meal information table with the food used in each dish in the menu information. Is possible. Thereby, since the data regarding the food which the customer did not ingest can be acquired, the employees of the store can use the data for menu development and the like.
　なお、制御部７７０は、顧客が食品を摂取しなかった理由を分析して、図１６（Ｃ）に示す未摂取食品情報に記録するようにしてもよい。例えば、顧客が摂取しなかった食品が、コースメニューの第１品目に含まれる食品であれば、制御部７７０は、顧客が食品を摂取しなかった理由が、「顧客がその食品が苦手」であるためと判断し、未摂取食品情報に記録する。また、顧客がコースメニューの終盤で食品を摂取せず、その後もほとんど料理を口にしなかった場合であれば、制御部７７０は、顧客が食品を摂取しなかった理由は、「満腹であった」ためと判断し、未摂取食品情報に記録する。このように、未摂取の理由を記録することで、顧客属性と未摂取の理由とから、料理の量の適否等を推測することも可能となる。例えば、４０代女性の顧客が「満腹であった」ため、メイン料理に含まれる食品を残したような場合には、コースメニューの量が多すぎると推測できる。これにより、未摂取食品情報を、メニュー開発等にさらに有効に活用することが可能となる。 Note that the control unit 770 may analyze the reason why the customer did not ingest the food and record it in the uningested food information shown in FIG. For example, if the food that the customer did not ingest is the food included in the first item of the course menu, the control unit 770 indicates that the customer did not ingest the food because “the customer is not good at the food”. Judge that it is because it is, and record it in the information on foods not consumed. Also, if the customer did not eat the food at the end of the course menu, and after that, if the customer did not eat the food, the control unit 770 said that the customer did not eat the food ”And record in the information on foods not consumed. In this way, by recording the reason for not ingesting, it is also possible to infer the suitability of the amount of food from the customer attribute and the reason for not ingesting. For example, it can be estimated that the amount of the course menu is too large when a female customer in their 40s is “full” and leaves food contained in the main dish. This makes it possible to more effectively utilize the information on uningested food for menu development and the like.
　なお、上記ステップＳ４２６の処理が実行された後は、制御部７７０は、図１２の全処理を終了する。 Note that after the processing in step S426 is executed, the control unit 770 ends all the processing in FIG.
　以上、詳細に説明したように、本第２の実施形態によれば、店舗端末７０は、ユーザが保持する食器１に設けられ食品に関するデータを検出する検出部１１から、ユーザを介した人体通信によって、該食品に関するデータを取得する通信部７１０と、取得した当該食品に関するデータに基づいて、顧客の食事に関するデータ（食事情報データ）を記憶するメモリ部７３０と、を備えている。これにより、店舗端末７０は、顧客や従業員に特別な操作を強いることなく、顧客の食に関する行動を自動的に記録することができる。 As described above in detail, according to the second embodiment, the store terminal 70 performs human body communication via the user from the detection unit 11 that is provided in the tableware 1 held by the user and detects data relating to food. Thus, a communication unit 710 that acquires data on the food and a memory unit 730 that stores data (meal information data) on the customer's meal based on the acquired data on the food. Thereby, the store terminal 70 can automatically record the customer's food-related behavior without forcing the customer or employee to perform a special operation.
　また、本第２の実施形態では、メモリ部７３０は、食品毎の抵抗値を食品情報テーブルに記憶しており、制御部７７０が、検出部１１が検出した食品の抵抗値と、食品情報テーブルとを比較するので、顧客が口にした食品を特定することができる。 In the second embodiment, the memory unit 730 stores the resistance value for each food in the food information table, and the control unit 770 detects the resistance value of the food detected by the detection unit 11 and the food information table. Therefore, it is possible to identify the food that the customer has spoken.
　また、本第２の実施形態では、制御部７７０は、メニュー情報及び食事情報テーブルに基づいて、顧客が残した食品をメモリ部７３０に記憶する。これにより、顧客が残した食品に関するデータを蓄積することができるので、レストランの経営者や従業員等は、当該データを調理方法の検討や、メニュー開発等に活用することが可能となる。 In the second embodiment, the control unit 770 stores the food left by the customer in the memory unit 730 based on the menu information and the meal information table. Thereby, since the data regarding the food left by the customer can be accumulated, restaurant managers and employees can use the data for examination of cooking methods, menu development, and the like.
　また、本第２の実施形態では、制御部７７０は、食事情報データに基づいて、顧客に食事を提供するタイミングを決定するので、レストランの従業員は、適切なタイミングで顧客に食事を提供できる。この場合において、本第２の実施形態では、店舗端末７０は、食事データに基づいて、顧客に食事を提供するタイミングを報知する表示部７５０やスピーカ７６０を備えているので、従業員は顧客に食事を提供する適切なタイミングを知ることができる。 In the second embodiment, the control unit 770 determines the timing of providing meals to the customer based on the meal information data, so that the restaurant employee can provide meals to the customer at an appropriate timing. . In this case, in the second embodiment, the store terminal 70 includes the display unit 750 and the speaker 760 that notify the customer of the timing for providing a meal based on the meal data. Know the right time to serve meals.
　また、本第２の実施形態では、店舗端末７０は、食器用機器１０との人体通信に基づいて、日時情報の取得や計時を行うカレンダ部７４０を備えているので、顧客が食事にかけた時間等を蓄積することができる。なお、メニュー毎に食事にかかる時間を食事情報テーブルに格納しておき、分析を行うこととしてもよい。また、店舗の回転率や混雑時の待ち時間等の計算を行うために、蓄積したデータを活用することとしてもよい。 In the second embodiment, the store terminal 70 includes a calendar unit 740 that acquires date and time information and measures time based on the human body communication with the tableware device 10. Etc. can be accumulated. The time taken for each menu may be stored in the meal information table and analyzed. In addition, the accumulated data may be used to calculate the turnover rate of the store, the waiting time at the time of congestion, and the like.
　また、本第２の実施形態では、店舗端末７０は、通信部７１０が、顧客を撮像する撮像ユニット８０から取得した顧客の撮像データに基づいて、顧客の属性を検出する画像解析部７２０を備えているので、顧客の属性と、食に関する行動とを関連づけることができるため、顧客属性別のメニューの開発や、料理の量の検討等、食事情報データの活用の幅が広がる。 Further, in the second embodiment, the store terminal 70 includes an image analysis unit 720 that detects an attribute of a customer based on image data of the customer acquired by the communication unit 710 from the imaging unit 80 that images the customer. As a result, customer attributes can be associated with food-related behaviors, and the range of utilization of meal information data, such as development of menus for each customer attribute and examination of the amount of food, is expanded.
　また、本第２の実施形態では、検出部１１は、顧客の手と接触し、通信部７１０は、顧客の足と接触する床電極部６１０を介した人体通信により、検出部１１から食品に関するデータを入力するので、顧客に意識させることなく、食事情報データの取得が可能となる。 In the second embodiment, the detection unit 11 is in contact with the customer's hand, and the communication unit 710 is related to the food from the detection unit 11 through human body communication via the floor electrode unit 610 that is in contact with the customer's foot. Since data is input, it is possible to obtain meal information data without making the customer aware of it.
　また、本第２の実施形態では、食器用機器１０は、食品と接触し、食品の抵抗値を検出する検出部１１と、検出部１１が検出した抵抗値を、外部機器に送信する人体通信部１３とを備えている。これにより、顧客や従業員に特別な操作を強いることなく、食器用機器１０が設けられた食器１を使用して顧客が口にした食品に関する情報を店舗端末７０に送信し、顧客の食に関する行動を記録することができる。 In the second embodiment, the tableware device 10 is in contact with food and detects the resistance value of the food, and the human body communication transmits the resistance value detected by the detection unit 11 to the external device. Part 13. Thereby, without forcing the customer or employee to perform a special operation, information about the food that the customer has eaten using the tableware 1 provided with the tableware device 10 is transmitted to the store terminal 70, and the customer's food is related. You can record your actions.
　なお、上記第２の実施形態では、フロア用機器６０を用いて人体通信を行う場合について説明したが、これに限らず、フロア用機器６０に代えて、フロア用機器６０と同一の構成の機器を椅子の座板等に設けることとしてもよい。また、人体通信ではなく近接通信を用いる場合には、前述の椅子に加え、テーブルや、壁なども利用することができる。 In the second embodiment, the case where the human body communication is performed using the floor device 60 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the device has the same configuration as the floor device 60 instead of the floor device 60. May be provided on the seat plate of the chair. In addition, in the case of using proximity communication instead of human body communication, a table or a wall can be used in addition to the above-described chair.
　なお、上記第２の実施形態では、食器用機器は、検出部１１が検出した抵抗値をフロア用機器６０に送信していたが、これに限られるものではない。食器用機器１０が備えるメモリ１４が、食品とその抵抗値とを関連付けた食品情報テーブル（図３（Ａ））を記憶し、制御部７７０が、検出部１１が検出した抵抗値と、メモリ１４が記憶している食品情報テーブルのデータとを比較し、人体通信部１３は、比較によって特定された食品を送信してもよい。これにより、顧客や従業員に特別な操作を強いることなく、店舗端末７０は、顧客が口にした食品の情報を取得でき、顧客の食に関する行動を記録することが可能となる。 In the second embodiment, the tableware device transmits the resistance value detected by the detection unit 11 to the floor device 60. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The memory 14 included in the tableware device 10 stores a food information table (FIG. 3A) in which food is associated with the resistance value, and the control unit 770 detects the resistance value detected by the detection unit 11 and the memory 14. The human body communication unit 13 may transmit the food specified by the comparison. Accordingly, the store terminal 70 can acquire information on foods that the customer has spoken without forcing the customer or employee to perform a special operation, and can record the behavior of the customers regarding food.
　なお、上記第２の実施形態は、コースまたはアラカルト形式で料理を提供している店舗での利用例について説明したが、ブッフェ形式で料理を提供する店舗にも第２の実施形態を適用することができる。以下、ブッフェ形式で料理を提供する店舗における例について説明する。 In addition, although the said 2nd Embodiment demonstrated the usage example in the store which provides the dish in a course or an à la carte form, applying 2nd Embodiment also to the store which provides a dish in a buffet format. Can do. Hereinafter, an example in a store that provides food in a buffet format will be described.
（ブッフェ形式で料理を提供する店舗における例（変形例））
　図１７は、レストランがブッフェ形式で料理を提供している場合に、制御部７７０が実行する処理の一例を示すフローチャートである。なお、ブッフェ形式の場合、食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂは、例えば、大皿に盛られた料理を取り分けるための食器１（例えば、トング、菜箸、お玉等）に設けられるものとし、どの食器１が、どの料理の取り分けに用いられるかが定まっているものとする。また、食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂの検出部１１は、食器１で保持した料理の重量を直接的又は間接的に検出することが可能なセンサであるものとする。 (Example at a store that provides food in a buffet format (variation))
FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing executed by the control unit 770 when a restaurant provides food in a buffet format. In the case of the buffet format, the tableware devices 10A and 10B are provided, for example, on a tableware 1 (for example, tongs, chopsticks, ladle, etc.) for separating dishes on a large plate, and which tableware 1 It is assumed that which dishes are used for sharing. In addition, the detection unit 11 of the tableware devices 10A and 10B is a sensor that can directly or indirectly detect the weight of the dish held by the tableware 1.
　図１７の処理では、まず、ステップＳ５００において、制御部７７０は、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立したか否かを判断する。このステップＳ５００の処理では、顧客が、大皿に盛られた料理を取り分けるために、食器１に接触したか否かを判断している。ステップＳ５００の判断が否定された場合、すなわち、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立していない場合には、制御部７７０は、人体通信が成立するまで、ステップＳ５００の処理を繰り返す。そして、食器用機器１０との人体通信が成立した段階で、ステップＳ５００の判断が肯定され、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ５０２に移行する。 In the process of FIG. 17, first, in step S500, the control unit 770 determines whether or not human body communication with the tableware device 10 has been established. In the process of step S500, it is determined whether or not the customer has touched the tableware 1 in order to share the dishes on the platter. If the determination in step S500 is negative, that is, if the human body communication with the tableware device 10 is not established, the control unit 770 repeats the process in step S500 until the human body communication is established. Then, at the stage where the human body communication with the tableware device 10 is established, the determination in step S500 is affirmed, and the control unit 770 proceeds to step S502.
　ステップＳ５０２に移行すると、制御部７７０は、食器用機器１０の検出部１１による検出結果（本実施形態では、食器１で保持した料理の重量）を取得する。なお、制御部７７０は食器用機器１０の識別子も取得するものとする。これにより、制御部７７０は、顧客がどの料理をどのくらいの量だけ取り分けたのかを認識することができる。 When the process proceeds to step S502, the control unit 770 acquires a detection result (in this embodiment, the weight of the dish held by the tableware 1) by the detection unit 11 of the tableware device 10. Note that the control unit 770 also acquires the identifier of the tableware device 10. As a result, the control unit 770 can recognize which amount of food the customer has arranged.
　次いで、ステップＳ５０４では、制御部７７０が、ステップＳ５０２で取得した検出結果（料理の重量）と、過去に同一の食器１で保持した料理の重量とを合計（積算）する。 Next, in step S504, the control unit 770 sums (accumulates) the detection result (the weight of the dish) acquired in step S502 and the weight of the dish held in the same tableware 1 in the past.
　次のステップＳ５０６で、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ５０４において特定された料理について、料理を補充する条件が満たされたか否か判断する。具体的には、制御部７７０は、同一の料理の取り分け量（ステップＳ５０４の積算値）が料理ごとに予め定められている閾値を超えた場合に、料理を補充する条件が満たされたと判断する。 In the next step S506, the control unit 770 determines whether or not the condition for supplementing the dish is satisfied for the dish specified in step S504. Specifically, the control unit 770 determines that the condition for replenishing a dish is satisfied when the amount of the same dish (the integrated value in step S504) exceeds a predetermined threshold for each dish. .
　ステップＳ５０６の判断が肯定された場合、すなわち、料理を補充する条件が満たされた場合、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ５０８において、従業員の料理の補充が必要であることを報知する。これにより、従業員は、適切なタイミングで料理を補充することができ、顧客が食べたい料理が補充されていないという状況を防ぐことができる。なお、ステップＳ５０８の後は、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ５００に戻る。なお、レストランの従業員は、料理を補充した後に、その旨を店舗端末７０に入力することとしてもよい。制御部７７０は、当該入力があった段階で、補充された料理の取り分け量の積算値をリセットすることとしてもよい。また、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ５０８において報知した後に、補充された料理の取り分け量の積算値をリセットすることとしてもよい。 If the determination in step S506 is affirmative, that is, if the condition for supplementing the dish is satisfied, the control unit 770 informs that the employee's dish needs to be supplemented in step S508. Thereby, the employee can replenish food at an appropriate timing, and can prevent a situation in which the food that the customer wants to eat is not replenished. Note that after step S508, the control unit 770 returns to step S500. In addition, the employee of a restaurant is good also as inputting that to the store terminal 70, after supplementing a dish. The control unit 770 may reset the integrated value of the amount of food that has been replenished when the input is received. Further, the control unit 770 may reset the integrated value of the supplement amount of the supplemented dishes after notifying in step S508.
　一方、ステップＳ５０６の判断が否定された場合、すなわち、料理を補充する条件が満たされていない場合には、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ５００からの処理を再び実行する。 On the other hand, if the determination in step S506 is negative, that is, if the condition for supplementing the dish is not satisfied, the control unit 770 executes the process from step S500 again.
　このように、レストランがブッフェ形式で料理を提供している場合にも、店舗端末７０の制御部７７０は、食器用機器１０から顧客が取り分けた料理の重量を取得するので、当該重量に基づいて、料理を補充するタイミング等を決定することができる。なお、制御部７７０は、顧客が料理を取り分けた量や回数を料理ごとにメモリ部７３０に記憶してもよい。また、営業時間終了後に、制御部７７０は、顧客があまり取り分けなかった料理の情報を「未選択料理情報」としてメモリ部７３０に記憶するようにしてもよい。これにより、顧客の料理を取り分ける行動の履歴データを蓄積することが可能となり、人気の高い料理や、人気のない料理の分析や、顧客が最初に食べる傾向のある料理（例えば、ボリュームのある肉料理、脂っこい料理）、最後のほうに食べる傾向のある料理（例えば、果物やケーキなどのデザート）の分析等を行うことが可能となる。さらに、レストランの経営者や従業員は、分析結果に基づいて、メニュー構成や作る順番や食品の仕入れ量等を検討することが可能となる。 Thus, even when the restaurant provides food in the form of a buffet, the control unit 770 of the store terminal 70 acquires the weight of the food that the customer has arranged from the tableware device 10, and therefore, based on the weight. The timing for replenishing dishes can be determined. Note that the control unit 770 may store the amount and the number of times the customer has arranged the dishes in the memory unit 730 for each dish. Further, after the end of the business hours, the control unit 770 may store information on the dish that the customer has not shared so much as “unselected dish information” in the memory unit 730. This makes it possible to accumulate historical data on behaviors that separate customers' dishes, analyze popular dishes and unpopular dishes, and dishes that customers tend to eat first (for example, high-volume meat) It is possible to analyze foods (greasy dishes), dishes that tend to be eaten towards the end (for example, desserts such as fruits and cakes), and the like. Furthermore, restaurant managers and employees can study the menu structure, the order of making, the amount of food purchased, and the like based on the analysis results.
　なお、上記変形例では、制御部７７０が、取り分けた料理の重量を取得する場合について説明したが、これに限らず、制御部７７０は、料理を取り分けた回数を取得することとしてもよい。この場合、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ５０６において、料理を取り分けた回数の合計が予め定められている閾値を超えた場合に料理を補充する条件が満たされたと判断することとしてもよい。 In addition, although the control part 770 demonstrated the case where the weight of the prepared dish was acquired in the said modification, not only this but the control part 770 is good also as acquiring the frequency | count of cooking. In this case, in step S506, the control unit 770 may determine that the condition for replenishing the dish is satisfied when the total number of times the dishes are separated exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
《第３の実施形態》
　次に、第３の実施形態について説明する。 << Third Embodiment >>
Next, a third embodiment will be described.
　図１８は、第３の実施形態に係る電子機器システム１０００Ｃを示すブロック図である。図１８に示すように、電子機器システム１０００Ｃは、食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂと、携帯端末３０と、店舗端末７０と、を備える。なお、食器用機器１０Ａ，１０Ｂは、上記第１、第２の実施形態と同様となっている。 FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing an electronic device system 1000C according to the third embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 18, the electronic device system 1000 </ b> C includes tableware devices 10 </ b> A and 10 </ b> B, a mobile terminal 30, and a store terminal 70. The tableware devices 10A and 10B are the same as those in the first and second embodiments.
　携帯端末３０では、制御部３２２がフラッシュメモリ３０８に記憶されている食事履歴データ（図２０（Ａ））を、無線通信部３０４を介して、店舗端末７０に送信するが、携帯端末３０のその他の構成等については、上記第１の実施形態と同様となっている。なお、図２０（Ａ）の食事履歴データは、第１の実施形態の食事履歴テーブルと同様の方法で蓄積され、フラッシュメモリ３０８に蓄積されているものとする。 In the portable terminal 30, the control unit 322 transmits the meal history data (FIG. 20A) stored in the flash memory 308 to the store terminal 70 via the wireless communication unit 304. The configuration and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment. Note that the meal history data in FIG. 20A is accumulated in the same manner as the meal history table of the first embodiment and is accumulated in the flash memory 308.
　店舗端末７０では、制御部７７０が無線通信部３０４を介して店を訪れた顧客の食事履歴データを取得するとともに、店舗のメニューと、顧客の食事履歴データとを比較し、携帯端末３０のユーザに対して、ユーザに適したメニューを提案するが、店舗端末７０のその他の構成等については、上記第２の実施形態と同様となっている。 In the store terminal 70, the control unit 770 acquires the meal history data of the customer who visited the store via the wireless communication unit 304, compares the store menu with the customer's meal history data, and the user of the mobile terminal 30 On the other hand, although a menu suitable for the user is proposed, other configurations of the store terminal 70 are the same as those of the second embodiment.
　ここで、制御部７７０が実行するメニューの提案処理について、図１９のフローチャートに沿って説明する。なお、図１９の処理が行われる前提として、携帯端末３０のユーザが、食事をするためにレストランなどの店舗に入店しようとしているものとする。 Here, the menu suggestion process executed by the control unit 770 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Assuming that the processing of FIG. 19 is performed, it is assumed that the user of the mobile terminal 30 is going to enter a store such as a restaurant to eat.
　図１９の処理では、まず、ステップＳ７００において、制御部７７０は、携帯端末３０のフラッシュメモリ３０８に記憶されている食事履歴データ（図２０（Ａ））を取得する。なお、ステップＳ７００の処理は、店舗内に入った携帯端末３０から店舗端末７０に対して食事履歴データが送られてきた段階で実行することとすればよい。なお、携帯端末３０の制御部３２２は、位置情報（ＧＰＳモジュール３０６から取得できる）に基づいて、顧客が店舗に入ったことを検出した段階で、店舗端末７０に対して食事履歴データを送信するようにすればよい。 In the process of FIG. 19, first, in step S700, the control unit 770 obtains meal history data (FIG. 20A) stored in the flash memory 308 of the mobile terminal 30. In addition, what is necessary is just to perform the process of step S700 when the meal log | history data is sent with respect to the shop terminal 70 from the portable terminal 30 which entered the shop. Note that the control unit 322 of the mobile terminal 30 transmits meal history data to the store terminal 70 when it detects that the customer has entered the store based on the position information (which can be acquired from the GPS module 306). What should I do?
　次のステップＳ７０２では、制御部７７０が、メモリ部７３０に記憶されているメニュー情報（図２０（Ｂ））を取得する。 In the next step S702, the control unit 770 acquires the menu information (FIG. 20B) stored in the memory unit 730.
　次いで、ステップＳ７０４では、制御部７７０が、店舗が提供するメニューの中から顧客が好みそうなメニューを顧客に対して提案する。ここでは、制御部７７０は、ステップＳ７００で取得した食事履歴データに基づいて携帯端末３０の顧客の好き・嫌いを分析し、メニュー情報の中から、顧客が好みそうなメニューを提案する。例えば、図２０（Ａ）に示す食事履歴データを取得した場合、ハンバーグや生姜焼きといった肉料理が多いことから、制御部７７０は、顧客が「肉料理が好きである」と分析する。そして、図２０（Ｂ）に示すメニュー情報の中から、肉料理を含むメニューを選択し、顧客に提案する。図２０（Ｂ）に示すメニュー情報において、肉料理を含むメニューは、“Ａコース”及び“肉料理Ａ”である。したがって、制御部７７０は、顧客に提案すべきメニューを、例えば、図２０（Ｃ）に示すように、表示部７５０上に表示する。これにより、従業員は、初めて来店した顧客であっても、顧客に適したメニューを提案することができる。なお、制御部７７０は、従業員が使用するオーダー用の端末（ＰＯＳ端末）に表示させてもよい。以上の処理により、図１９の全処理が終了する。 Next, in step S704, the control unit 770 proposes to the customer a menu that the customer is likely to like from the menus provided by the store. Here, the control unit 770 analyzes the customer's likes / dislikes of the mobile terminal 30 based on the meal history data acquired in step S700, and proposes a menu that the customer is likely to like from the menu information. For example, when the meal history data shown in FIG. 20A is acquired, since there are many meat dishes such as hamburgers and ginger grills, the control unit 770 analyzes that the customer “likes meat dishes”. Then, from the menu information shown in FIG. 20B, a menu including meat dishes is selected and proposed to the customer. In the menu information shown in FIG. 20B, menus including meat dishes are “A course” and “meat dish A”. Therefore, the control unit 770 displays a menu to be proposed to the customer on the display unit 750 as shown in FIG. 20C, for example. Thereby, the employee can propose a menu suitable for the customer even if the customer has visited the store for the first time. Note that the control unit 770 may be displayed on an order terminal (POS terminal) used by the employee. With the above processing, all the processing in FIG. 19 is completed.
　なお、制御部７７０は、普段肉料理が多い顧客であれば、栄養バランスを考慮して、肉料理とは異なる料理（魚料理や野菜料理）を提案するようにしてもよい。制御部７７０がいずれの提案を行うかは、携帯端末３０のユーザが設定してもよい。 Note that the control unit 770 may propose a dish (fish dish or vegetable dish) that is different from the meat dish in consideration of nutritional balance, if the customer has many meat dishes. The user of the mobile terminal 30 may set which proposal the control unit 770 makes.
　以上、詳細に説明したように、第３の実施形態によれば、制御部７７０が、メニュー情報と、顧客の食事履歴データとに基づいて、顧客に適したメニューを提案するので、初めて来店した顧客にも、顧客の嗜好を反映したメニューを提案することができる。 As described above in detail, according to the third embodiment, the control unit 770 proposes a menu suitable for the customer based on the menu information and the customer's meal history data, so the store is visited for the first time. A menu reflecting the taste of the customer can also be proposed to the customer.
　なお、上記第３の実施形態では、携帯端末３０のフラッシュメモリ３０８は食事履歴データだけでなく、例えば、ユーザのアレルギー食材等を記憶するようにしてもよい。この場合、アレルギー食材のデータを店舗端末７０に送信することにより、例えば、ユーザは、アレルギー食材を含まないメニューの提案を受けたり、あるいは、アレルギー食材を除いた料理の提供を受けることができる。 In the third embodiment, the flash memory 308 of the mobile terminal 30 may store not only meal history data but also, for example, allergic ingredients of the user. In this case, by transmitting the allergic food data to the store terminal 70, for example, the user can receive a menu suggestion that does not include allergic foods, or can receive a dish excluding allergic foods.
　なお、上記第３の実施形態では、制御部７７０が、店舗の従業員に対して顧客に適したメニューを提案する場合について説明したが、これに限らず、制御部７７０は、顧客に対して適したメニューを提案することとしてもよい。例えば、制御部７７０は、顧客の携帯端末に対して適したメニューを送信することとしてもよいし、顧客が操作可能なメニュー選択用の機器（テーブルに設置されている）に対して表示することとしてもよい。 In the third embodiment, the case where the control unit 770 proposes a menu suitable for the customer to the store employee has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the control unit 770 A suitable menu may be proposed. For example, the control unit 770 may transmit a menu suitable for the customer's mobile terminal, or display it on a menu selection device (installed on a table) that can be operated by the customer. It is good.
《第４の実施形態》
　次に、第４の実施形態について説明する。第４の実施形態は、ユーザの食の嗜好に基づいて、ユーザに適した店舗を紹介するものである。 << Fourth Embodiment >>
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. 4th Embodiment introduces the store suitable for a user based on a user's food preference.
　図２１には、第４の実施形態に係る電子機器システム１０００Ｄがブロック図にて示されている。図２１に示すように、電子機器システム１０００Ｄは、携帯端末３０，４０と、サーバ９０と、ネットワーク１００と、を備える。 FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing an electronic device system 1000D according to the fourth embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 21, the electronic device system 1000D includes mobile terminals 30 and 40, a server 90, and a network 100.
（携帯端末３０，４０）
　携帯端末３０，４０の構成及び機能は、第１～第３の実施形態と同様であるが、フラッシュメモリ３０８が、ユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を記憶する点、無線通信部３０４が、ネットワーク１００を介して、ユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を、サーバ９０に送信する点が異なっている。なお、ユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報は、例えば、ユーザがタッチパネル３１２を用いて、携帯端末３０に入力してもよいし、第１の実施形態において説明したフラッシュメモリ３０８に記憶されている食事履歴データに基づいて、制御部３２２が分析してもよい。 (Portable terminals 30, 40)
The configurations and functions of the portable terminals 30 and 40 are the same as those in the first to third embodiments, except that the flash memory 308 stores information on the user's food preferences, and the wireless communication unit 304 is connected to the network 100. The point which transmits the information regarding a user's food preference to the server 90 via is different. Note that the user's food preference information may be input to the mobile terminal 30 by the user using the touch panel 312 or the meal history stored in the flash memory 308 described in the first embodiment, for example. The control unit 322 may analyze based on the data.
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　サーバ９０は、図２１に示すように、通信部９１０と、制御部９２０と、記憶部９３０と、を有する。 (Server 90)
As illustrated in FIG. 21, the server 90 includes a communication unit 910, a control unit 920, and a storage unit 930.
　通信部９１０は、ネットワーク１００を介して、携帯端末３０，４０と通信するためのものである。記憶部９３０は、不揮発性の半導体メモリ（フラッシュメモリ）や、ハードディスクドライブであり、レストラン等の店舗に関する情報を記憶する。また、記憶部９３０は、携帯端末３０，４０から送信された各ユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を記憶する。制御部９２０は、ＣＰＵを有し、サーバ９０全体を制御する。また、制御部９２０は、通信部９１０を介して、ユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を取得し、記憶部９３０に記憶する。また、制御部９２０は、記憶部９３０に記憶されている店舗に関する情報と、ユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報とを比較して、ユーザに適した店舗をユーザに紹介する（ユーザに適した店舗の情報を携帯端末３０，４０に対して送信する）。 The communication unit 910 is for communicating with the mobile terminals 30 and 40 via the network 100. The storage unit 930 is a non-volatile semiconductor memory (flash memory) or a hard disk drive, and stores information related to stores such as restaurants. In addition, the storage unit 930 stores information related to food preferences of each user transmitted from the mobile terminals 30 and 40. The control unit 920 has a CPU and controls the entire server 90. In addition, the control unit 920 acquires information regarding the user's food preference via the communication unit 910 and stores the information in the storage unit 930. In addition, the control unit 920 compares the information about the store stored in the storage unit 930 with the information about the user's food preference, and introduces the store suitable for the user (the store suitable for the user). Information is transmitted to the mobile terminals 30 and 40).
　以下、サーバ９０の制御部９２０が実行する処理について、図２２のフローチャートを用いて具体的に説明する。ここでは、携帯端末３０のユーザＸと、携帯端末４０のユーザＹとが一緒に食事に行くために、携帯端末３０，４０をそれぞれ操作して自身の食の嗜好に関する情報をサーバ９０に送信するものとする。 Hereinafter, the processing executed by the control unit 920 of the server 90 will be specifically described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, in order for the user X of the portable terminal 30 and the user Y of the portable terminal 40 to go to eat together, each of the portable terminals 30 and 40 is operated to transmit information about their own food preferences to the server 90. Shall.
　図２１の処理では、まず、ステップＳ６００において、制御部９２０は、携帯端末から食の嗜好に関する情報（以下、「嗜好データ」と呼ぶ）を受信したか否か判断する。ここでの判断が否定された場合、すなわち、携帯端末３０，４０から嗜好データを受信していない場合には、制御部９２０は、嗜好データを受信するまでステップＳ６００の処理を繰り返す。そして、嗜好データを受信した段階で、ステップＳ６００の判断が肯定され、制御部９２０は、ステップＳ６０２に移行する。なお、ユーザＸとユーザＹは、サーバ９０に対して同一のＩＤやパスワードでログインするなどすることで、一緒に食事をするメンバーであることを制御部９２０に認識させることができる。 In the processing of FIG. 21, first, in step S600, the control unit 920 determines whether or not information on food preferences (hereinafter referred to as “preference data”) has been received from the mobile terminal. When determination here is denied, ie, when preference data is not received from the portable terminals 30 and 40, the control part 920 repeats the process of step S600 until preference data is received. Then, when the preference data is received, the determination in step S600 is affirmed, and the control unit 920 proceeds to step S602. Note that the user X and the user Y can cause the control unit 920 to recognize that they are members who eat together by logging in to the server 90 with the same ID and password.
　ステップＳ６０２に移行すると、制御部９２０は、受信した嗜好データを分析する。また、ステップＳ６０４では、制御部９２０は、分析結果に基づいて、提案する店舗を決定する。例えば、携帯端末３０から図２３（Ａ）に示すユーザＸの嗜好データを受信し、携帯端末４０から図２３（Ｂ）に示すユーザＹの嗜好データを受信したとする。この場合、制御部９２０は、ユーザＹが鶏肉を好きなため、ユーザＸが好きな焼き鳥を、ユーザＹも好きである可能性が高いとして、図２３（Ｃ）に示す店舗情報テーブルの中から、“焼き鳥”に分類されている店舗“Ｏ”を提案する。第４の実施形態の電子機器システム１０００Ｄは、ユーザＸと、ユーザＹとが初対面であったり、互いに遠慮するような間柄の場合に、サーバ９０が店舗情報を提供してくれるので、ユーザＸおよびユーザＹにとって使い勝手のよいシステムとなっている。 When the process proceeds to step S602, the control unit 920 analyzes the received preference data. In Step S604, control part 920 determines a store to propose based on an analysis result. For example, it is assumed that the preference data of the user X shown in FIG. 23 (A) is received from the portable terminal 30 and the preference data of the user Y shown in FIG. 23 (B) is received from the portable terminal 40. In this case, since the user Y likes chicken, the control unit 920 assumes that there is a high possibility that the user Y also likes the yakitori that the user X likes. From the store information table shown in FIG. The store “O” classified as “Yakitori” is proposed. In the electronic device system 1000D of the fourth embodiment, the server 90 provides store information when the user X and the user Y face each other for the first time or are in a state of being withdrawn from each other. It is a user-friendly system for user Y.
　なお、上述のステップＳ６０２において、嗜好データを分析する場合、制御部９２０は、各携帯端末から受信した嗜好データに重み付けをしてもよい。例えば、ユーザＸとユーザＹとで好みが全く一致しない場合に、ユーザＸの嗜好データに重みを付け（ユーザＸの嗜好データを重視して）、店舗を提案してもよい。この場合、いずれかのユーザにどのユーザの嗜好を優先させるかを入力させてもよいし、各ユーザの上下関係（上司－部下の関係）を入力させ、当該上下関係に基づいて制御部９２０がどのユーザの嗜好を優先させるかを決定してもよい。更には、複数の携帯端末の配列状態に応じて、どのユーザの嗜好を優先させるかを決定してもよい。例えば、図２４に示すように携帯端末が配列された状態で、嗜好データが各携帯端末から送信された場合には、制御部９２０は、一番上に配置されている携帯端末３０から送信された嗜好データを、携帯端末４０から送信された嗜好データよりも重視して店舗の提案を行うことができる。これにより、複数の携帯端末の配列を変えれば、重み付けされる嗜好データを容易に変更することができるため、ユーザに重み付けに関する情報を入力させる必要がなくなり、ユーザの利便性も向上する。なお、携帯端末の配列情報は、各携帯端末が有する各種センサ（重量センサや撮像部、光量センサ、接触センサなど）を用いて検出することができる。 In addition, in the above-mentioned step S602, when analyzing preference data, the control part 920 may weight the preference data received from each portable terminal. For example, when the preferences of the user X and the user Y do not match at all, the preference data of the user X may be weighted (emphasizing the preference data of the user X) and the store may be proposed. In this case, it is possible to input which user's preference is given to any user, or to input each user's vertical relationship (superior-subordinate relationship), and based on the vertical relationship, the control unit 920 You may determine which user's preference is given priority. Furthermore, you may determine which user's preference is given priority according to the arrangement | sequence state of a some portable terminal. For example, when preference data is transmitted from each mobile terminal in a state where the mobile terminals are arranged as shown in FIG. 24, the control unit 920 is transmitted from the mobile terminal 30 arranged at the top. It is possible to make a store proposal by placing more importance on the preference data than the preference data transmitted from the mobile terminal 40. Thereby, if the arrangement of a plurality of portable terminals is changed, the preference data to be weighted can be easily changed, so that it is not necessary for the user to input information regarding weighting, and the convenience for the user is improved. Note that the arrangement information of the mobile terminals can be detected by using various sensors (such as a weight sensor, an imaging unit, a light amount sensor, and a contact sensor) included in each mobile terminal.
　図２２に戻り、ステップＳ６０６では、制御部９２０は、ステップＳ６０４において決定した店舗情報を携帯端末３０，４０に送信し、図２２の全処理を終了する。本処理により、店舗情報を受信したユーザＸ、Ｙは、両者の好みに共通した店舗の提案を受けることができる。なお、上記においては、２人のユーザが嗜好データを送信する場合について説明したが、３人以上のユーザが嗜好データを送信してもよいし、１人のユーザのみが嗜好データを送信することとしてもよい。また。制御部９２０は、店舗の情報を、ユーザの一部にのみ通知することとしてもよい。この場合、ユーザ間で幹事設定されたユーザに対してのみ店舗の情報を通知することとしてもよい。また、ユーザが予算や店舗の好み（和食、洋食、テーブル席、座敷など）を設定した場合には、予算や好みも加味して、店舗を提案することとしてもよい。 Referring back to FIG. 22, in step S606, the control unit 920 transmits the store information determined in step S604 to the mobile terminals 30 and 40, and ends all the processes in FIG. Through this process, the users X and Y who have received the store information can receive a store proposal common to both preferences. In addition, in the above, although the case where two users transmit preference data was demonstrated, three or more users may transmit preference data, and only one user transmits preference data. It is good. Also. The control unit 920 may notify the store information to only a part of the user. In this case, it is good also as notifying the information of a store only with respect to the user set as secretary between users. In addition, when a user sets a budget or a store preference (Japanese food, Western food, table seat, parlor, etc.), the store may be proposed in consideration of the budget and preference.
　以上、詳細に説明したように、第４の実施形態によれば、サーバ９０は、少なくとも一人のユーザの携帯端末と通信可能な通信部９１０と、通信部９１０を介して、少なくとも一人のユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報（嗜好データ）を、前記ユーザの携帯端末から入力する制御部９２０と、備えている。これにより、サーバ９０は、携帯端末のユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を取得することができる。また、サーバ９０は、店舗に関する情報を記憶する記憶部９３０を備えており、制御部９２０は、ユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報と、店舗に関する情報を比較するので、制御部９２０は、ユーザの食の嗜好にあった店舗をユーザに対して提案することができる。 As described above in detail, according to the fourth embodiment, the server 90 can communicate with at least one user's mobile terminal, and the communication unit 910 can communicate with at least one user's mobile terminal. The control part 920 which inputs the information (preference data) regarding a food preference from the said user's portable terminal is provided. Thereby, the server 90 can acquire the information regarding the food preference of the user of the mobile terminal. In addition, the server 90 includes a storage unit 930 that stores information about the store, and the control unit 920 compares the information about the user's food preference with the information about the store. A store that suits the user's preference can be proposed to the user.
　また、本第４の実施形態においては、制御部９２０が、ユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報に重み付けを行うので、複数のユーザの嗜好を全て反映した店舗の提案が難しい場合に、重視すべきユーザ（例えば、お客様や上司）の嗜好を反映した店舗を提案することができる。 In the fourth embodiment, since the control unit 920 weights information related to the user's food preferences, it is difficult to propose a store that reflects all the preferences of a plurality of users. It is possible to propose a store that reflects the preferences of customers (for example, customers and supervisors).
　なお、上記第４の実施形態では、記憶部９３０が店舗情報を記憶する場合について説明したが、これに限られるものではなく、記憶部９３０は、料理に関する情報を記憶してもよい。この場合、制御部９２０は、各ユーザの食の嗜好を反映した料理を提案することができる。また、制御部９２０は、ユーザの少なくとも１人がアレルギー体質である場合には、アレルギー食材を含まない料理を提案することとしてもよい。 In the fourth embodiment, the case where the storage unit 930 stores store information has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the storage unit 930 may store information related to cooking. In this case, the control unit 920 can propose a dish that reflects each user's food preference. In addition, when at least one of the users has an allergic constitution, the control unit 920 may propose a dish that does not include allergic ingredients.
　また、上記第４の実施形態では、記憶部９３０は、携帯端末から送信されたユーザの嗜好データを記憶してもよい。これにより、ユーザは、店舗の提案を受けようとするたびに、自身の嗜好データを送信する必要がなくなり、ユーザの利便性が向上する。 In the fourth embodiment, the storage unit 930 may store user preference data transmitted from the mobile terminal. This eliminates the need for the user to transmit his / her preference data every time he / she wants to receive a store proposal, thus improving user convenience.
　なお、上記第４の実施形態では、携帯端末３０，４０のユーザＸ，Ｙが、店舗の提案を受けるために、自身の嗜好データを送信する処理を行っていたが、これに限られるものではない。制御部９２０は、所定のタイミングで所定の外力を加えられた携帯端末から、ユーザの嗜好データを取得するようにしてもよい。例えば、特定のアプリケーションを起動した状態の複数の携帯端末同士をユーザが乾杯するようにぶつけあった場合に、ぶつかりあった携帯電話の制御部３２２がサーバ９０の制御部９２０に対してユーザの嗜好データを送信するようにしてもよい。これにより、ユーザの利便性を向上することができる。 In the fourth embodiment, the users X and Y of the mobile terminals 30 and 40 perform the process of transmitting their own preference data in order to receive the store proposal. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. The control unit 920 may acquire user preference data from a mobile terminal to which a predetermined external force is applied at a predetermined timing. For example, when a user hits a plurality of mobile terminals in a state where a specific application is activated, the control unit 322 of the mobile phone that has been hit collides with the control unit 920 of the server 90 to the user's preference. Data may be transmitted. Thereby, a user's convenience can be improved.
　上述した実施形態は本発明の好適な実施の例である。但し、これに限定されるものではなく、本発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲内において種々変形実施可能である。 The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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  1. 　食品と接触し該食品に関する情報を検出する検出部を有する器具との間で、近接通信または人体通信を行う第１通信部と、
    　前記第１通信部を介して取得した前記検出部の検出結果に基づき、前記食品に関する表示を行う表示部と、
    　を備える電子機器。     A first communication unit that performs proximity communication or human body communication with an instrument having a detection unit that contacts food and detects information about the food;
    Based on the detection result of the detection unit acquired via the first communication unit, a display unit that performs display on the food,
    Electronic equipment comprising.
  2. 　前記表示部は、前記検出部が検出した食品の順番に応じた表示を行う請求項１記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit performs display according to the order of food detected by the detection unit.
  3. 　前記第１通信部とは異なる第２通信部を備え、
    　前記第２通信部は、前記検出部の検出結果に関する情報を外部機器に送信する請求項１または２記載の電子機器。     A second communication unit different from the first communication unit;
    The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second communication unit transmits information related to a detection result of the detection unit to an external device.
  4. 　複数の食品の情報を記憶する記憶部を備える請求項１から３のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a storage unit that stores information on a plurality of foods.
  5. 　前記表示部は、前記記憶部に記憶されている複数の食品のうち、前記検出部が検出していない食品に関する表示を行う請求項４記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the display unit displays a food related to a food that is not detected by the detection unit among a plurality of foods stored in the storage unit.
  6. 　前記第１通信部が前記器具と通信をしたことに応じて、計時を行う計時部を備える請求項１から５のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a timing unit that performs timing in response to the first communication unit communicating with the appliance.
  7. 　前記表示部は、前記計時部が計時した時間に関する表示を行う請求項６記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the display unit displays information related to a time measured by the time measuring unit.
  8. 　前記表示部は、食事に関するアドバイスを表示する請求項１から７のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the display unit displays advice on meals.
  9. 　ユーザが保持する器具に設けられ食品に関するデータを検出する検出部から、近接通信又は前記ユーザを介した人体通信によって、該食品に関するデータを入力する入力部と、
    　前記入力部の入力に基づいて、前記ユーザの食事に関するデータを記憶する記憶部と、
    　を備える電子機器。     An input unit for inputting data on food by proximity communication or human body communication via the user from a detection unit that is provided in an instrument held by a user and detects data on food;
    Based on the input of the input unit, a storage unit that stores data on the user's meal;
    Electronic equipment comprising.
  10. 　前記記憶部は、複数の食品に関するデータを記憶しており、
    　前記入力部の入力と前記複数の食品に関するデータとを比較する比較部を備える請求項９記載の電子機器。     The storage unit stores data relating to a plurality of foods,
    The electronic device of Claim 9 provided with the comparison part which compares the input regarding the said input part, and the data regarding these foodstuffs.
  11. 　前記記憶部は、前記比較部の比較結果に基づいて、前記ユーザが残した食品と、前記ユーザが選択しなかった食品との少なくとも一方を記憶する請求項１０記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the storage unit stores at least one of food left by the user and food not selected by the user based on a comparison result of the comparison unit.
  12. 　前記入力部の入力に基づいて、前記ユーザに食事を提供するタイミングを決定する決定部を備える請求項９から１１のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 11, further comprising a determination unit that determines a timing for providing meals to the user based on an input of the input unit.
  13. 　前記入力部の入力に基づいて、前記ユーザの食事に関する報知を行う報知部を備える請求項９から１２のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 12, further comprising a notification unit that performs notification regarding the meal of the user based on an input of the input unit.
  14. 　前記入力部の入力に基づいて、計時を行う計時部を備える請求項９から１３のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 13, further comprising a timing unit that performs timing based on an input of the input unit.
  15. 　前記入力部は、前記ユーザを撮像する撮像装置から前記ユーザの撮像データを入力する請求項９から１４のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 15. The electronic device according to claim 9, wherein the input unit inputs imaging data of the user from an imaging device that images the user.
  16. 　前記入力部が入力した撮像データに基づいて、前記ユーザの属性を検出する属性検出部を備える請求項１５記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to claim 15, further comprising an attribute detection unit that detects an attribute of the user based on imaging data input by the input unit.
  17. 　前記検出部は、前記ユーザの第１部位と接触し、
    　前記入力部は、前記ユーザの前記第１部位とは異なる第２部位と接触する接触部を介した人体通信により、前記検出部から前記食品に関するデータを入力する請求項９から１６のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。     The detection unit is in contact with the first part of the user;
    The said input part inputs the data regarding the said food from the said detection part by human body communication via the contact part which contacts the 2nd site | part different from the said 1st site | part of the said user. Electronic equipment described in the section.
  18. 　食品と接触し、該食品に関するデータを検出する検出部と、
    　複数の食品に関するデータを記憶する記憶部と、
    　前記検出部が検出したデータと、前記記憶部が記憶しているデータとを比較する比較部と、
    　を備える電子機器。     A detection unit that contacts food and detects data relating to the food;
    A storage unit for storing data on a plurality of foods;
    A comparison unit that compares the data detected by the detection unit with the data stored in the storage unit;
    Electronic equipment comprising.
  19. 　食品と接触し、該食品に関するデータを検出する検出部と、
    　前記検出部が検出したデータを、外部機器に送信する送信部と、
    　を備える電子機器。     A detection unit that contacts food and detects data relating to the food;
    A transmission unit for transmitting data detected by the detection unit to an external device;
    Electronic equipment comprising.
  20. 　少なくとも一人のユーザの携帯端末と通信可能な通信部と、
    　前記通信部を介して、前記少なくとも一人のユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を、前記少なくとも一人のユーザの携帯端末から入力する入力部と、
    　を備える電子機器。     A communication unit capable of communicating with a mobile terminal of at least one user;
    An input unit for inputting information on the food preference of the at least one user from the portable terminal of the at least one user via the communication unit;
    Electronic equipment comprising.
  21. 　食に関する情報を記憶する第１記憶部と、
    　前記入力部が入力した情報と、前記第１記憶部が記憶している情報とを比較する比較部と、
    　を備える請求項２０記載の電子機器。     A first storage unit for storing information about food;
    A comparison unit that compares the information input by the input unit with the information stored in the first storage unit;
    The electronic device according to claim 20.
  22. 　前記比較部は、前記入力部が入力した情報に重み付けを行う請求項２１記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to claim 21, wherein the comparison unit weights information input by the input unit.
  23. 　前記重み付けは、前記食の嗜好に関する情報を送信するユーザの携帯端末の配列状態に応じて行われる請求項２２に記載の電子機器。 23. The electronic device according to claim 22, wherein the weighting is performed according to an arrangement state of a user's mobile terminal that transmits information relating to the food preference.
  24. 　前記第１記憶部が記憶している情報は、料理に関する情報である請求項２１から２３のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein the information stored in the first storage unit is information related to cooking.
  25. 　前記第１記憶部が記憶している情報は、店舗に関する情報である請求項２１から２４のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 25. The electronic device according to any one of claims 21 to 24, wherein the information stored in the first storage unit is information relating to a store.
  26. 　前記入力部が入力した情報を記憶する第２記憶部を備える請求項２０から２５のいずれか一項記載の電子機器。 26. The electronic device according to claim 20, further comprising a second storage unit that stores information input by the input unit.
  27. 　前記第２記憶部は、複数のユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を記憶し、
    　前記第２記憶部から、少なくとも一人のユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を選択する選択部を備える請求項２６記載の電子機器。     The second storage unit stores information on food preferences of a plurality of users,
    27. The electronic device according to claim 26, further comprising a selection unit that selects information related to food preferences of at least one user from the second storage unit.
  28. 　前記選択部は、所定のタイミングで所定の外力を加えられた携帯端末を所有するユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を、前記第２記憶部から選択する請求項２７記載の電子機器。 28. The electronic device according to claim 27, wherein the selection unit selects, from the second storage unit, information relating to a food preference of a user who owns the mobile terminal to which a predetermined external force is applied at a predetermined timing.
  29. 　前記入力部は、所定のタイミングで所定の外力を加えられた携帯端末から、前記携帯端末を所有するユーザの食の嗜好に関する情報を入力する請求項２０から２８のいずれか一項載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to any one of claims 20 to 28, wherein the input unit inputs information relating to a food preference of a user who owns the mobile terminal from a mobile terminal to which a predetermined external force is applied at a predetermined timing. .
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