WO2019188608A1 - Information processing device, information processing method, and recording medium whereon information processing program is stored - Google Patents

Information processing device, information processing method, and recording medium whereon information processing program is stored Download PDF

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WO2019188608A1
WO2019188608A1 PCT/JP2019/011549 JP2019011549W WO2019188608A1 WO 2019188608 A1 WO2019188608 A1 WO 2019188608A1 JP 2019011549 W JP2019011549 W JP 2019011549W WO 2019188608 A1 WO2019188608 A1 WO 2019188608A1
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  • the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and the like.
  • a shopper or a store clerk sequentially stores products for which product registration has been completed in a container such as a shopping bag.
  • Patent Documents 1 and 2 when the product registration for all the products to be purchased is completed, the order and position of packing the products into the bag are calculated, and the calculated order and position are displayed to the shopper or the store clerk. It is described.
  • Patent Document 3 describes that when registering a product, guidance is provided for a predetermined bagging position for each product.
  • JP 2004-021836 A Japanese Patent No. 6168632 JP 2013-149209 A JP 2006-048599 A
  • Patent Document 3 provides guidance on the position of bagging at the time of registering the product, but the position of bagging for each product is determined in advance, so it is not possible to provide guidance on the relative bagging position of a plurality of products. .
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like that can notify relative storage positions of a plurality of products in a storage body each time products are registered.
  • One aspect of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is a product that acquires product information including at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product for a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product.
  • An information acquisition unit a position determination unit that determines a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information, and the product for which the storage position is determined
  • a notification unit that notifies the storage position corresponding to the registered product each time it is registered as a purchase target.
  • One aspect of the information processing method of the present invention acquires, from a storage medium attached to a product, product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product for a plurality of products, Based on the acquired product information, determine the storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body that stores products after purchase, Each time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target, the storage position corresponding to the registered product is notified.
  • product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product is stored in a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product. Step to get about and Determining a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information; Each time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target, the computer is caused to execute a step of notifying the storage position corresponding to the registered product.
  • an information processing apparatus capable of notifying a relative storage position of a plurality of products in a storage body each time a product is registered.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a storage area information table 1001.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display apparatus, when the notification part 24 notifies a storage position.
  • 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of an information processing apparatus 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 2.
  • 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of arrangement of a cash register stand including the information processing apparatus 2.
  • 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 3. It is an example of a screen displayed on the display device 504 when the notification unit 31 notifies the storage position and the product to be registered first.
  • 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a service information table 1003.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 4. It is an example of a screen of the display apparatus 504 in step S802.
  • FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the information processing apparatus 1 includes a product information acquisition unit 10, a position determination unit 11, and a notification unit 12.
  • the product information acquisition unit 10 acquires product information including at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product from a storage medium attached to the product for a plurality of products.
  • the position determination unit 11 determines the storage position of each of the plurality of products in the storage body for storing the purchased product based on the acquired product information.
  • the notification unit 12 notifies the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
  • an information processing apparatus capable of notifying relative storage positions of a plurality of products in a storage body each time products are registered.
  • FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 2 according to the second embodiment.
  • the information processing apparatus 2 is, for example, a POS (Point Of Of Sale) terminal, and includes a product information acquisition unit 20, a position determination unit 21, a table storage unit 22, a product registration unit 23, and a notification unit 24.
  • POS Point Of Of Sale
  • the product information acquisition unit 20 acquires product information and product identification information read from an RFID (Radio Frequency identifier) tag attached to the product together with the two-dimensional code from an RFID reader (not shown).
  • the product information is information used when determining the storage position, and includes, for example, at least one of information on the weight, strength, and temperature of the product and information on the dimensions of the product.
  • the product identification information is information that can identify the product, and includes, for example, at least one of a product name, a product code, and a feature amount of the product image.
  • the product information acquisition unit 20 generates a product information table 1000 in which the acquired product information and product identification information are associated with each other, and stores them in the table storage unit 22.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the product information table 1000.
  • the product information table 1000 for each product for which information has been acquired from the RFID tag, information regarding the weight, strength, temperature, and dimensions that are product information is stored in association with the product name that is product identification information.
  • the weight, strength, temperature, and dimensions of each product are quantified in 10 stages. As the value decreases, the weight is lighter, the strength is more fragile, and the temperature is lower.
  • the dimension indicates the size of the product, and typically includes three pieces of information: the width, depth, and height of the product.
  • the position determination unit 21 refers to the product information table 1000 and the storage area information table 1001 and stores the information in the product information table 1000 based on the information stored in the storage area information table 1001. Determine the storage location of the product.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the storage area information table 1001.
  • area information is stored in association with the type of storage body.
  • the storage body is a container used to carry products purchased by customers, and is, for example, a shopping basket such as an eco bag or a shopping bag.
  • the area information is information necessary to determine the storage position of the commodity with respect to the storage body.
  • information indicating the number, temperature, position, and size is stored as the area information. “Number” indicates the number of areas when the storage area of the storage body is divided. In this embodiment, the number is divided into three at the maximum: low temperature, normal temperature, and high temperature.
  • “Temperature” indicates a classification of whether the temperature of the product stored in the corresponding area corresponds to low temperature, normal temperature, or high temperature. “Position” indicates the position of the divided storage area in the storage body. The “dimension” indicates the size of the storage area, and includes information indicating, for example, the width, depth, and height of the storage area.
  • the product storage position is determined by grouping the products and determining the product priority for each storage area based on the product information, and then solving the known three-dimensional boxing problem (three-dimensional packing problem) in order from the product with the highest priority. Is applied based on the area information, and when the products overlap vertically, the product having a higher priority is determined to be positioned below the product having a lower priority. Examples of solutions for the three-dimensional boxing problem include the best-fit method and the bottom-left method.
  • the position determination unit 21 passes the determined storage position to the notification unit 24 together with the product identification information.
  • the notification unit 24 selects a storage position corresponding to the product registered product based on the storage position received from the position determination unit 21 and the product identification information. Notice.
  • the notification method is realized by outputting to an output device such as a display device.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display device when the notification unit 24 notifies the storage position.
  • the container 700 is divided into three regions, milk and frozen food in the low temperature region, water (PET: PET bottle), sake (bottle), canned food, and bread in the high temperature region.
  • PET PET bottle
  • sake bottle
  • canned food and bread in the high temperature region.
  • the side indicates that the side dish A and the side dish B should be stored together with their storage positions.
  • the notification unit 24 flashes the bread displayed on the screen to notify a user such as a store clerk or a shopper of the storage location of the scanned product. it can.
  • the product registration unit 23 acquires product identification information of a product from an input device such as a barcode scanner that reads a two-dimensional code attached to the product, and registers the product as a purchase target.
  • the table storage unit 22 stores a product information table 1000 and a storage area information table 1001.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus 2.
  • An information processing apparatus 2 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a bus 200, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, an input / output interface 204, and a communication interface 205.
  • the bus 200 is a data transmission path through which the CPU 201, the memory 202, the storage device 203, and the input / output interface 204 exchange data with each other.
  • the memory 202 is a main storage device realized by, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory).
  • the storage device 203 is an auxiliary storage device realized by a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a memory card, or the like.
  • the auxiliary storage device is also called a recording medium.
  • the storage device 203 may be realized by hardware similar to the hardware used for realizing the main storage device such as RAM.
  • the storage device 203 stores program modules that implement the functions of the information processing apparatus 2.
  • the CPU 201 implements the functions of the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 2 by reading each program module into the memory 202 and executing it.
  • the input / output interface 204 is an interface for connecting the information processing device 2 to the input device and the output device.
  • the input device is, for example, a touch panel display, a keyboard, an RFID reader including an antenna that receives information from an RFID tag, or a barcode scanner.
  • the output device is, for example, a display or a speaker.
  • the communication interface is an interface for connecting to an intranet such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a LAN (Local Area Network).
  • an intranet such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a LAN (Local Area Network).
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 2.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement example of a cash register including the information processing apparatus 2.
  • the operation of the information processing apparatus 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the product information table 1000 shown in FIG. 3, and the storage area information table 1001 shown in FIG.
  • the information processing apparatus 2 and the barcode scanner 502 are installed in the center of the cash register stand 506.
  • the information processing apparatus 2 is provided with a display device 504 and a keyboard 505.
  • an RFID reader 500 is installed on the entrance side of the cash register table 506 (on the right side of the information processing apparatus 2 and the barcode scanner 502), and a shopping cart 501 is placed on the RFID reader 500.
  • a storage body 503 is placed on the exit side (left side of the information processing apparatus 2).
  • the product information acquisition unit 20 waits until product information and product identification information are acquired (No in step S100).
  • the product information acquisition unit 20 when the user places the shopping cart 501 storing the product to be purchased on the RFID reader 500, reading of the RFID tag by the RFID reader 500 is started, and in FIG. And product information are acquired (Yes in step S100).
  • the product information acquisition unit 20 generates a product information table 1000 using the acquired product identification information and product information and stores the product information table 1000 in the table storage unit 22.
  • the position determination unit 21 groups products based on the temperatures recorded in the product information table 1000 (step S101 in FIG. 7).
  • the position determination unit 21 refers to the temperature recorded in the product information table 1000, the product with the temperature 1 to 3 is the low temperature region, the product with the temperature 4 to 7 is the normal temperature region, and the temperature is 8 to 10.
  • a product is grouped into a high temperature region.
  • the position determination unit 21 sets frozen food and milk among the products recorded in the product information table 1000 shown in FIG. 4 to a low temperature region, bread, water (PET), sake (bottle), and canned food. Is determined to be “3” based on the result of grouping the prepared food A and prepared food B into the high temperature region.
  • the position determination unit 21 causes the display device 504 to display a message urging input of the type of the storage body 503 via the notification unit 24 and waits for input (No in step S ⁇ b> 102 of FIG. 7). .
  • the position determination unit 21 receives the type of the storage body 503 (Yes in step S102 of FIG. 7).
  • the position determination unit 21 specifies the position and size of each storage area from the storage area information table 1001 based on the received type of the storage body 503 and the number of areas 3 determined in step S101 (step S103 in FIG. 7). .
  • the position determination unit 21 refers to the dimensions stored in the storage area information table 1001 and the weights and strengths stored in the product information table 1000 based on the grouping result, and determines the storage positions of the products in the storage area. (Step S104 in FIG. 7).
  • the position determination unit 21 refers to the product information table 1000 and determines a priority order for determining the storage position for each storage area based on the weight.
  • the priority order is determined, the value of the weight is the same as that of the side dish A and the side dish B in the high temperature region, so the priority order is determined by comparing the strength values.
  • the priority of each storage area is milk and frozen food in the low temperature area in order from the product with the highest priority, water (PET), sake (bottle), canned food, bread in the normal temperature area, and side dish B in the high temperature area. , Side dish A.
  • the position determination unit 21 refers to the dimensions of the storage area information table 1001 and applies the solution of the three-dimensional boxing problem in order from the product with the highest priority in each storage area.
  • the high product is positioned below the low product, and the storage position of each product shown in the storage body 700 of FIG. 5 is determined.
  • the position determination unit 21 passes the determined storage position to the notification unit 24 together with the product identification information.
  • the position determination unit 21 determines whether or not all products can be stored in the storage body 503 (step S ⁇ b> 105).
  • the position determination unit 21 determines that storage is not possible when the total volume of the products for which the storage position has been determined exceeds the volume of the storage body 503 by a predetermined value (for example, 10%) or more (No in step S105).
  • the notification unit 24 displays an alarm indicating that the storage unit type is to be changed on the display device 504 (step S106). Then, the information processing apparatus 2 returns to the process of step S101 for accepting the type of the storage body.
  • step S105 when it is determined that all the products can be stored (Yes in step S105), the information processing apparatus 2 waits for an operation for registering the product until an instruction operation for settlement processing is accepted (Yes in step S108) (No in step S107). ).
  • step S107 the notification unit 24 notifies the storage position corresponding to the product registered for the product (step S109).
  • the notification unit 24 displays a message “Please store bread in a blinking position” and a container.
  • the storage position of the bread loaf in 700 is displayed on the display device 504 (FIG. 5).
  • the user can store the bread in an appropriate position of the storage body 503 by checking the storage position of the bread displayed on the display device 504.
  • the information processing apparatus 2 performs payment (Step S ⁇ b> 110) and ends the processing.
  • the settlement operation instruction operation is an operation for instructing the start of change calculation after completing the product registration process, for example, a deposit button that is a button for the user to start the settlement process of the keyboard 505. An operation to press is mentioned.
  • the notification unit 24 may refer to the product information table 100 to notify whether the registered product should be stored vertically or horizontally. For example, when the longest side of the product to be stored is vertical with respect to the horizontal, it is notified vertically, and when it is horizontal, it is notified as horizontal.
  • the product information stored in the RFID tag includes, for example, information on the orientation of the product such as horizontal and vertical, and vinyl information indicating that the product needs to be stored in the storage body 503 after being stored in the plastic bag. May be included.
  • the notification unit 24 refers to the product information table and notifies the vinyl information when a product corresponding to the vinyl information is registered.
  • the relative storage position of each product in the container can be notified. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the time required for the user to store and the variation in the storage position of the product. In addition, it is expected to shorten the training period for salesclerks who are unfamiliar with cash register operations.
  • step S101 the processing after step S102 is treated as one region.
  • the storage medium attached to the product is not limited to the RFID tag, and may be a tag corresponding to FeliCa (registered trademark) or an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag.
  • the notification unit 24 notifies the storage position
  • the case where the storage position of the registered product is notified by blinking has been described as an example, but the notification form is not limited to this.
  • the storage position of the product may be displayed in a different color, or the storage position of the registered product may be displayed surrounded by a marker.
  • the notification method is not limited to display, and may be, for example, sound.
  • the method for acquiring the product identification information is not limited thereto.
  • the product identification information may be acquired by taking an image of a product itself without identification information such as a two-dimensional code or a price tag with an imaging device such as a camera and analyzing the image.
  • the feature amount of the product image is stored as product identification information in the product information table and the RFID tag.
  • the method of specifying the size is not limited to this.
  • the dimensions of the storage body 503 may be measured and specified using an imaging device such as a camera.
  • the information processing apparatus is different from the second embodiment in that it further includes an order determination unit.
  • the same components as those of the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
  • FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing the information processing apparatus 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • the information processing apparatus 3 includes a product information acquisition unit 20, a position determination unit 21, a table storage unit 22, a product registration unit 23, an order determination unit 30, and a notification unit 31.
  • the order determination unit 30 determines the registration order, which is the order to be registered as a purchase target, based on the product information for the product for which the storage position has been determined, and passes it to the notification unit 31.
  • the notification unit 31 notifies the user of the product registration order determined by the order determination unit 30.
  • FIG. 10 is an example of a screen displayed on the display device 504 when the notification unit 31 notifies the registration order.
  • the product names of the products whose storage positions are determined are arranged in the order of registration and are displayed together with a display for notifying the storage position.
  • the notification unit 31 notifies the storage position by blinking the frozen food in the storage body 700.
  • the notification part 31 notifies the product which should be registered next by blinking the product name of bread.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation flow in the information processing apparatus 3.
  • FIG. 12 is an example of a screen displayed on the display device 504 when the notification unit 31 notifies the storage position and the first product to be registered.
  • the operation of the information processing apparatus 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, the product information table 1000 shown in FIG. 3 and the screen example shown in FIG.
  • the same operations as those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
  • step S100 determines the registration order of the products based on the product information (step S600), and passes the determined registration order to the notification unit 31.
  • the order determination unit 30 refers to the product information table 1000 and determines the registration order based on the weight in descending order of the numerical value of the weight.
  • the order determination unit 30 compares the strength values because the canned food, side dish A, and side dish B stored in the product information table 1000 in FIG.
  • the order of registration is determined in descending order.
  • the registration order of the products recorded in the product information table 1000 of FIG. 3 is the order of water (PET), sake (bottle), milk, canned food, prepared food A, prepared food B, frozen food, and bread from the products registered earlier. It becomes.
  • the notification unit 31 stores the storage position and product of the product to be registered first.
  • the name is notified (step S601).
  • the notification unit 31 displays FIG. 12 on the display device 504 in step S601.
  • the notification unit 31 arranges the product names of all the products for which product information has been acquired in the registration order, and blinks the storage position of water (PET), which is the product to be registered first, and the product names in the registration order.
  • PET storage position of water
  • the notification unit 31 receives the registration order passed from the order determination unit 30 and the position determination unit 21. Based on the storage position and the product identification information, the storage position of the product corresponding to the acquired product identification information and the product name of the product to be registered next are notified (step S603), and the process returns to step S602. Specifically, when the product identification information of the frozen food is acquired in step S602, the notification unit 31 causes the display device 504 to display the screen illustrated in FIG. 10 in step S603.
  • the present embodiment it is possible to notify the user of the order of the products to be registered and the products to be registered next. Thereby, by registering the products according to the notified order, it is possible to save time and trouble to temporarily remove the products that are not in the storage timing from the storage body, and therefore it is possible to improve the work efficiency at the cash register. .
  • FIGS. 10 and 12 are examples of pop-up screens, and are displayed so as to overlap the screen of the display device 504.
  • the information processing apparatus is different from the second embodiment in that it further includes a weather information acquisition unit and an information determination unit.
  • a weather information acquisition unit and an information determination unit.
  • the same components as those of the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
  • FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing the information processing apparatus 4 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
  • the information processing apparatus 4 includes a product information acquisition unit 20, a position determination unit 21, a product registration unit 23, a weather information acquisition unit 40, an information determination unit 41, a table storage unit 42, and a notification unit 43.
  • the weather information acquisition unit 40 acquires weather information indicating the temperature of the day and the current weather one hour before and one hour later,
  • An information table 1002 is generated and stored in the table storage unit 42.
  • the meteorological information acquisition unit 40 acquires meteorological information from, for example, the Japan Meteorological Agency site on the Internet.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the weather information table 1002.
  • the weather information table 1002 is a table in which the temperature of the day is associated with the current weather one hour before and one hour later.
  • the table storage unit 42 stores a product information table 1000, a storage area information table 1001, a weather information table 1002, and a service information table 1003 in which weather information and service information are associated with each other.
  • the service information is information for prompting the user for a service required by the weather information.
  • the service information includes, for example, information that notifies the user that the storage body 503 should be devised so that the storage body 503 does not get wet when the weather after 1 hour is rain, or dry ice if the temperature of the day is above a certain level. This is information for notifying the user to add “”.
  • FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the service information table 1003.
  • the service information table 1003 is a table in which, for example, information indicating that the weather after one hour indicating the weather information is rain and information indicating that the container 503 indicating the service information is urged to hang vinyl are associated with each other.
  • the information determination unit 41 determines service information based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 40. Specifically, the information determination unit 41 reads the weather information from the weather information table 1002 and reads the service information corresponding to the read weather information from the service information table 1003 to determine the service information. The information determination unit 41 passes the determined service information to the notification unit 43.
  • the notification unit 43 notifies the user by displaying the service information determined by the information determination unit 41 on the display device 504 in a pop-up manner.
  • the hardware configuration is different from the second embodiment in that the communication interface 205 is an interface for connecting to the Internet and an intranet such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) and a LAN (Local Area Network).
  • WAN Wide Area Network
  • LAN Local Area Network
  • FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 4. The description of the same operation as in FIG. 7 is omitted.
  • Step S800 when the information processing apparatus 4 accepts a settlement processing instruction operation from the user, the weather information acquisition unit 40 acquires the weather information (step S800), generates a weather information table 1002, and stores it in the table storage unit 42.
  • the information determination unit 41 refers to the service information table 1003 and the weather information table 1002 to determine service information (step S801), and passes the determined service information to the notification unit 43.
  • the notification unit 43 notifies the service information based on the passed service information (step S802), the information processing apparatus 4 settles (step S803), and the process ends.
  • FIG. 17 is a screen example displayed on the display device 504 in step S802.
  • the notification unit 43 displays that the weather after one hour is raining and that the storage body 503 is prompted to hang vinyl.
  • the service information is determined based on the weather information and notified to the user, so that the user can accurately perform the service according to the weather information.
  • a product information acquisition unit that acquires product information including at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product from a storage medium attached to the product for a plurality of products;
  • a position determining unit that determines a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information;
  • An information processing apparatus comprising: a notification unit that notifies the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
  • the product information further includes the temperature of the product, The position determination unit, based on the temperature, specifies a storage area for storing the product that is an area inside the storage body, and determines a storage position in the specified storage area.
  • Information processing device [Appendix 3] A weather information acquisition unit for acquiring weather information; An information determination unit for determining service information based on the acquired weather information; The information determination unit determines service information based on the acquired weather information, The information processing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the notification unit notifies the determined service information when registration processing of the plurality of products is completed.
  • Appendix 6 Obtaining product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product for a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product; Determining a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information; A program for executing the step of notifying the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.

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An objective of the present invention is to provide an information processing device with which a notification can be made of merchandise registration of relative storage positions of a plurality of items of merchandise in a storage body. Radio frequency identifier (RFID) tags are attached to items of merchandise in a storefront, said RFID tags having merchandise information stored thereon. With this information processing device: a merchandise information acquisition part acquires from the RFID tags the merchandise information for a plurality of items of merchandise, said information including the weight and/or rigidity of the items of merchandise and the dimensions of the items of merchandise; and a position determination part determines, on the basis of the acquired merchandise information, the storage positions of each of the items of merchandise in a storage body wherein the items of merchandise are stored. When a registration part has registered, as items to be purchased, the items of merchandise for which the storage positions have been determined, a notification of the determined storage positions is issued.

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情報処理装置、情報処理方法および情報処理プログラムを格納する記録媒体Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium for storing information processing program
　本発明は、情報処理装置等に関する。 The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and the like.
　スーパーマーケットなどの小売店における会計処理の際、買い物客又は店員は、商品登録を終えた商品をレジ袋などの収納体に順次収納する。 At the time of accounting processing in a retail store such as a supermarket, a shopper or a store clerk sequentially stores products for which product registration has been completed in a container such as a shopping bag.
　これに対し、特許文献１および２には、購入予定の商品に対する商品登録を全て終えると、商品を袋に詰める順序や位置を計算し、計算された順序や位置を買い物客または店員に表示することが記載されている。特許文献３には、商品登録の際に、商品ごとに予め決められた袋詰めの位置をガイダンスすることが記載されている。 On the other hand, in Patent Documents 1 and 2, when the product registration for all the products to be purchased is completed, the order and position of packing the products into the bag are calculated, and the calculated order and position are displayed to the shopper or the store clerk. It is described. Patent Document 3 describes that when registering a product, guidance is provided for a predetermined bagging position for each product.
特開２００４－０２１８３６号公報JP 2004-021836 A 特許第６１６８６３２号公報Japanese Patent No. 6168632 特開２０１３－１４９００９号公報JP 2013-149209 A 特開２００６－０４８５９９号公報JP 2006-048599 A
　しかしながら、特許文献１および２において袋詰めの順序や位置が表示されるタイミングは、購入予定の商品を全て商品登録した後であるため、袋詰めの開始は商品登録の完了を待つ必要があり、効率が悪い。また、特許文献３は、商品登録時に袋詰めの位置をガイダンスするが、商品ごとに袋詰めの位置が予め決められているため、複数商品の相対的な袋詰めの位置をガイダンスすることができない。 However, since the timing of displaying the order and position of bagging in Patent Documents 1 and 2 is after registering all the products to be purchased, it is necessary to wait for completion of product registration to start bagging, ineffective. Further, Patent Document 3 provides guidance on the position of bagging at the time of registering the product, but the position of bagging for each product is determined in advance, so it is not possible to provide guidance on the relative bagging position of a plurality of products. .
　よって、本発明の目的は、商品登録するごとに、収納体における複数商品の相対的な収納位置を通知できる情報処理装置等を提供することである。 Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and the like that can notify relative storage positions of a plurality of products in a storage body each time products are registered.
　本発明の情報処理装置の一態様は、商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを含む商品情報を、複数の商品について取得する商品情報取得部と、取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納するための収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定する位置決定部と、収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知する通知部とを備える。 One aspect of the information processing apparatus of the present invention is a product that acquires product information including at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product for a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product. An information acquisition unit, a position determination unit that determines a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information, and the product for which the storage position is determined And a notification unit that notifies the storage position corresponding to the registered product each time it is registered as a purchase target.
　本発明の情報処理方法の一態様は、商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを示す商品情報を、複数の商品について取得し、
　取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納する収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定し、
　収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知する。 One aspect of the information processing method of the present invention acquires, from a storage medium attached to a product, product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product for a plurality of products,
Based on the acquired product information, determine the storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body that stores products after purchase,
Each time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target, the storage position corresponding to the registered product is notified.
　本発明の記録媒体に格納されたプログラムの一態様は、商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを示す商品情報を、複数の商品について取得するステップと、
　取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納する収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定するステップと、
　収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知するステップとをコンピュータに実行させる。 According to one aspect of the program stored in the recording medium of the present invention, product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product is stored in a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product. Step to get about and
Determining a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information;
Each time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target, the computer is caused to execute a step of notifying the storage position corresponding to the registered product.
　本発明によれば、商品登録するごとに、収納体における複数商品の相対的な収納位置を通知できる情報処理装置を提供することができる。 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of notifying a relative storage position of a plurality of products in a storage body each time a product is registered.
第１の実施形態に係る情報処理装置１の構成を示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 第２の実施形態に係る情報処理装置２の構成を示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus 2 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. 商品情報テーブル１０００の構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structural example of the merchandise information table. 収納領域情報テーブル１００１の構成例を示す図である。5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a storage area information table 1001. FIG. 通知部２４が収納位置を通知する際にディスプレイ装置に表示される画面例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display apparatus, when the notification part 24 notifies a storage position. 情報処理装置２のハードウェア構成例を示す図である。2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of an information processing apparatus 2. FIG. 情報処理装置２における動作の流れを示すフローチャートである。4 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 2. 情報処理装置２を含むレジ台の配置例を示す図である。3 is a diagram illustrating an example of arrangement of a cash register stand including the information processing apparatus 2. FIG. 第３の実施形態に係る情報処理装置３を示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows the information processing apparatus 3 which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. 通知部３１が登録順を通知する際にディスプレイ装置５０４に表示される画面例である。It is an example of a screen displayed on the display device 504 when the notification unit 31 notifies the registration order. 情報処理装置３における動作の流れを示すフローチャートである。3 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 3. 通知部３１が収納位置および最初に登録すべき商品を通知する際にディスプレイ装置５０４に表示される画面例である。It is an example of a screen displayed on the display device 504 when the notification unit 31 notifies the storage position and the product to be registered first. 第４の実施形態に係る情報処理装置４を示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows the information processing apparatus 4 which concerns on 4th Embodiment. 気象情報テーブル１００２の構成例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the structural example of the weather information table. サービス情報テーブル１００３の構成例を示す図である。5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a service information table 1003. FIG. 情報処理装置４における動作の流れを示すフローチャートである。4 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 4. ステップＳ８０２におけるディスプレイ装置５０４の画面例である。It is an example of a screen of the display apparatus 504 in step S802.
［第１の実施形態］
　図１は、本発明の第１の実施形態に係る情報処理装置１の構成を示す機能ブロック図である。情報処理装置１は、商品情報取得部１０、位置決定部１１、および通知部１２を備える。 [First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 1 includes a product information acquisition unit 10, a position determination unit 11, and a notification unit 12.
　商品情報取得部１０は、商品に付された記憶媒体から、商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と商品の寸法とを含む商品情報を、複数の商品について取得する。位置決定部１１は、取得した商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納するための収納体における複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定する。通知部１２は、収納位置を決定した商品を購入対象として登録するごとに登録した商品に対応する収納位置を通知する。 The product information acquisition unit 10 acquires product information including at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product from a storage medium attached to the product for a plurality of products. The position determination unit 11 determines the storage position of each of the plurality of products in the storage body for storing the purchased product based on the acquired product information. The notification unit 12 notifies the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
　以上のように、本実施形態によれば、商品登録するごとに、収納体における複数商品の相対的な収納位置を通知できる情報処理装置を提供することができる。 As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide an information processing apparatus capable of notifying relative storage positions of a plurality of products in a storage body each time products are registered.
［第２の実施形態］
　以下、本発明の第２の実施形態について説明する。 [Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
　図２は、第２の実施形態に係る情報処理装置２の構成を示す機能ブロック図である。情報処理装置２は例えばＰＯＳ（Ｐｏｉｎｔ Ｏｆ Ｓａｌｅ）端末であって、商品情報取得部２０、位置決定部２１、テーブル記憶部２２、商品登録部２３、および通知部２４を備える。 FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 2 according to the second embodiment. The information processing apparatus 2 is, for example, a POS (Point Of Of Sale) terminal, and includes a product information acquisition unit 20, a position determination unit 21, a table storage unit 22, a product registration unit 23, and a notification unit 24.
　商品情報取得部２０は、二次元コードと共に商品に付されたＲＦＩＤ（Ｒａｄｉｏ　Ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｃｙ　ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｒ）タグから読み取った商品情報および商品識別情報をＲＦＩＤリーダ（図示せず）から取得する。商品情報は、収納位置を決定する際に用いる情報であって、例えば商品の重量、強度、および温度に関する情報の少なくとも１つと、商品の寸法に関する情報とを含む。商品識別情報は、商品を識別可能な情報であって、例えば商品名、商品コード、および商品画像の特徴量の少なくとも１つを含む。商品情報取得部２０は、取得した商品情報および商品識別情報を対応付けた商品情報テーブル１０００を生成し、テーブル記憶部２２に記憶させる。 The product information acquisition unit 20 acquires product information and product identification information read from an RFID (Radio Frequency identifier) tag attached to the product together with the two-dimensional code from an RFID reader (not shown). The product information is information used when determining the storage position, and includes, for example, at least one of information on the weight, strength, and temperature of the product and information on the dimensions of the product. The product identification information is information that can identify the product, and includes, for example, at least one of a product name, a product code, and a feature amount of the product image. The product information acquisition unit 20 generates a product information table 1000 in which the acquired product information and product identification information are associated with each other, and stores them in the table storage unit 22.
　図３は、商品情報テーブル１０００の構成例を示す図である。商品情報テーブル１０００において、ＲＦＩＤタグから情報を取得した各商品について、商品情報である重量、強度、温度、および寸法に関する情報が商品識別情報である商品名に対応付けて記憶されている。商品情報テーブル１０００において、各商品の重量、強度、温度、および寸法はそれぞれ１０段階に分けて数値化されている。数値が小さくなるにつれ重量は軽く、強度は壊れやすく、温度は低温であることを示す。寸法は商品の大きさを示し、典型的には商品の幅、奥行き、および高さの３つの情報を含む。 FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the product information table 1000. In the product information table 1000, for each product for which information has been acquired from the RFID tag, information regarding the weight, strength, temperature, and dimensions that are product information is stored in association with the product name that is product identification information. In the product information table 1000, the weight, strength, temperature, and dimensions of each product are quantified in 10 stages. As the value decreases, the weight is lighter, the strength is more fragile, and the temperature is lower. The dimension indicates the size of the product, and typically includes three pieces of information: the width, depth, and height of the product.
　図２の説明に戻り、位置決定部２１は、商品情報テーブル１０００と収納領域情報テーブル１００１とを参照して、収納領域情報テーブル１００１に記憶された情報に基づき、商品情報テーブル１０００に記憶された商品の収納位置を決定する。 Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the position determination unit 21 refers to the product information table 1000 and the storage area information table 1001 and stores the information in the product information table 1000 based on the information stored in the storage area information table 1001. Determine the storage location of the product.
　図４は、収納領域情報テーブル１００１の構成例を示す図である。収納領域情報テーブル１００１において、領域情報が収納体の種類に対応付けて記憶されている。収納体は、顧客が購入した商品を持ち運ぶために用いる容器であり、例えばエコバッグ等の買い物カゴやレジ袋である。領域情報は収納体に対する商品の収納位置を決定するために必要な情報であり、図４では数、温度、位置、および寸法を示す情報が領域情報として記憶されている。「数」は、収納体における収納領域を分割した場合の領域数を示し、本実施形態では最大で低温、常温、および高温の３つに分割される。「温度」は、対応する領域に収納される商品の温度が低温、常温、および高温に相当するかの区分を示す。「位置」は、分割された収納領域の収納体における位置を示す。「寸法」は、収納領域の大きさを示し、例えば収納領域の幅、奥行き、高さを示す情報を含む。 FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the storage area information table 1001. In the storage area information table 1001, area information is stored in association with the type of storage body. The storage body is a container used to carry products purchased by customers, and is, for example, a shopping basket such as an eco bag or a shopping bag. The area information is information necessary to determine the storage position of the commodity with respect to the storage body. In FIG. 4, information indicating the number, temperature, position, and size is stored as the area information. “Number” indicates the number of areas when the storage area of the storage body is divided. In this embodiment, the number is divided into three at the maximum: low temperature, normal temperature, and high temperature. “Temperature” indicates a classification of whether the temperature of the product stored in the corresponding area corresponds to low temperature, normal temperature, or high temperature. “Position” indicates the position of the divided storage area in the storage body. The “dimension” indicates the size of the storage area, and includes information indicating, for example, the width, depth, and height of the storage area.
　商品の収納位置は、商品情報に基づき、商品をグルーピングおよび収納領域ごとに商品の優先順位を決定した上で、優先順位が高い商品から順に既知の３次元箱詰め問題（３次元パッキング問題）の解法を領域情報に基づいて適用することで、商品が上下に重なり合う場合は優先順位が高い商品を低い商品よりも下に位置するように決定する。３次元箱詰め問題の解法は、例えばｂｅｓｔ－ｆｉｔ法や、ｂｏｔｔｏｍ－ｌｅｆｔ法などがある。位置決定部２１は、決定した収納位置を商品識別情報と共に通知部２４に渡す。 The product storage position is determined by grouping the products and determining the product priority for each storage area based on the product information, and then solving the known three-dimensional boxing problem (three-dimensional packing problem) in order from the product with the highest priority. Is applied based on the area information, and when the products overlap vertically, the product having a higher priority is determined to be positioned below the product having a lower priority. Examples of solutions for the three-dimensional boxing problem include the best-fit method and the bottom-left method. The position determination unit 21 passes the determined storage position to the notification unit 24 together with the product identification information.
　通知部２４は、商品登録部２３が商品を購入対象として登録（商品登録）すると、位置決定部２１から受け取った収納位置と商品識別情報とに基づいて、商品登録した商品に対応する収納位置を通知する。通知方法は、ディスプレイ装置などの出力装置に出力することで実現される。 When the product registration unit 23 registers the product as a purchase target (product registration), the notification unit 24 selects a storage position corresponding to the product registered product based on the storage position received from the position determination unit 21 and the product identification information. Notice. The notification method is realized by outputting to an output device such as a display device.
　図５は、通知部２４が収納位置を通知する際にディスプレイ装置に表示される画面例を示す図である。同図において、収納体７００は３つの領域に分割され、低温領域には牛乳および冷凍食品を、常温領域には水（ＰＥＴ：ＰＥＴ　ｂｏｔｔｌｅ）、酒（瓶）、缶詰、および食パンを、高温領域には惣菜Ａおよび惣菜Ｂを収納すべき旨が各々の収納位置と共に表示されている。例えば、商品登録部２３が食パンの商品識別情報を取得すると、通知部２４は画面に表示させた食パンを点滅させることで、スキャンした商品の収納位置を店員や買い物客などのユーザに知らせることができる。 FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the display device when the notification unit 24 notifies the storage position. In the same figure, the container 700 is divided into three regions, milk and frozen food in the low temperature region, water (PET: PET bottle), sake (bottle), canned food, and bread in the high temperature region. The side indicates that the side dish A and the side dish B should be stored together with their storage positions. For example, when the product registration unit 23 acquires the product identification information of bread, the notification unit 24 flashes the bread displayed on the screen to notify a user such as a store clerk or a shopper of the storage location of the scanned product. it can.
　図２の説明に戻り、商品登録部２３は、商品に付された二次元コードを読み取ったバーコードスキャナなどの入力装置から商品の商品識別情報を取得し、商品を購入対象として登録する。テーブル記憶部２２は、商品情報テーブル１０００および収納領域情報テーブル１００１を記憶する。 Returning to the description of FIG. 2, the product registration unit 23 acquires product identification information of a product from an input device such as a barcode scanner that reads a two-dimensional code attached to the product, and registers the product as a purchase target. The table storage unit 22 stores a product information table 1000 and a storage area information table 1001.
　図６は、情報処理装置２のハードウェア構成例を示す図である。同図に示す情報処理装置２は、バス２００、ＣＰＵ（Ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ　Ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｎｇ　Ｕｎｉｔ）２０１、メモリ２０２、ストレージデバイス２０３、入出力インタフェース２０４、および通信インタフェース２０５を含む。 FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the information processing apparatus 2. An information processing apparatus 2 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a bus 200, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 201, a memory 202, a storage device 203, an input / output interface 204, and a communication interface 205.
　バス２００は、ＣＰＵ２０１、メモリ２０２、ストレージデバイス２０３、および入出力インタフェース２０４が相互にデータを送受信するためのデータ伝送路である。 The bus 200 is a data transmission path through which the CPU 201, the memory 202, the storage device 203, and the input / output interface 204 exchange data with each other.
　メモリ２０２は、例えばＲＡＭ（Ｒａｎｄｏｍ　Ａｃｃｅｓｓ　Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ）などで実現される主記憶装置である。ストレージデバイス２０３は、ハードディスクやＳＳＤ（Ｓｏｌｉｄ　Ｓｔａｔｅ　Ｄｒｉｖｅ）、ＲＯＭ（Ｒｅａｄ　Ｏｎｌｙ　Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ）、メモリーカードなどで実現される補助記憶装置である。補助記憶装置は、記録媒体とも呼ばれる。なお、ストレージデバイス２０３は、ＲＡＭなどの主記憶装置の実現に用いられるハードウェアと同様のハードウェアで実現されてもよい。 The memory 202 is a main storage device realized by, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory). The storage device 203 is an auxiliary storage device realized by a hard disk, an SSD (Solid State Drive), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a memory card, or the like. The auxiliary storage device is also called a recording medium. The storage device 203 may be realized by hardware similar to the hardware used for realizing the main storage device such as RAM.
　ストレージデバイス２０３は、情報処理装置２の各機能を実現するプログラムモジュールを記憶する。ＣＰＵ２０１は、これら各プログラムモジュールをメモリ２０２に読み出して実行することで、図２に示す機能ブロック図の機能を実現する。 The storage device 203 stores program modules that implement the functions of the information processing apparatus 2. The CPU 201 implements the functions of the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 2 by reading each program module into the memory 202 and executing it.
　入出力インタフェース２０４は、情報処理装置２と、入力装置および出力装置と接続するためのインタフェースである。入力装置は、例えばタッチパネルディスプレイやキーボード、ＲＦＩＤタグから情報を受信するアンテナを含むＲＦＩＤリーダ、バーコードスキャナであり、出力装置は、例えば、ディスプレイ、スピーカである。 The input / output interface 204 is an interface for connecting the information processing device 2 to the input device and the output device. The input device is, for example, a touch panel display, a keyboard, an RFID reader including an antenna that receives information from an RFID tag, or a barcode scanner. The output device is, for example, a display or a speaker.
　通信インタフェースは、ＷＡＮ（Ｗｉｄｅ　Ａｒｅａ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）やＬＡＮ（Ｌｏｃａｌ　Ａｒｅａ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）などのイントラネットに接続するためのインタフェースである。 The communication interface is an interface for connecting to an intranet such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) or a LAN (Local Area Network).
［情報処理装置の動作］
　図７は、情報処理装置２における動作の流れを示すフローチャートである。図８は、情報処理装置２を含むレジ台の配置例を示す図である。以下、図７および図８と、先に説明した図３に示す商品情報テーブル１０００、および図４に示す収納領域情報テーブル１００１とを参照しながら情報処理装置２の動作を説明する。 [Operation of information processing device]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 2. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement example of a cash register including the information processing apparatus 2. Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing apparatus 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the product information table 1000 shown in FIG. 3, and the storage area information table 1001 shown in FIG.
　図８において、レジ台５０６の中央に情報処理装置２およびバーコードスキャナ５０２が設置されている。情報処理装置２には、ディスプレイ装置５０４、およびキーボード５０５が設けられている。また、レジ台５０６の入口側（情報処理装置２およびバーコードスキャナ５０２の右側）にはＲＦＩＤリーダ５００が設置されており、ＲＦＩＤリーダ５００の上に買い物カゴ５０１が載置されている。一方、出口側（情報処理装置２の左側）には収納体５０３が載置されている。 8, the information processing apparatus 2 and the barcode scanner 502 are installed in the center of the cash register stand 506. The information processing apparatus 2 is provided with a display device 504 and a keyboard 505. Further, an RFID reader 500 is installed on the entrance side of the cash register table 506 (on the right side of the information processing apparatus 2 and the barcode scanner 502), and a shopping cart 501 is placed on the RFID reader 500. On the other hand, a storage body 503 is placed on the exit side (left side of the information processing apparatus 2).
　図７において、商品情報取得部２０は、商品情報と商品識別情報とを取得するまで待機する（ステップＳ１００においてＮｏ）。図８において、ユーザが、購入対象の商品を収納した買い物カゴ５０１をＲＦＩＤリーダ５００上に載置するとＲＦＩＤリーダ５００によるＲＦＩＤタグの読み取りが開始され、図７において商品情報取得部２０は商品識別情報と商品情報とを取得する（ステップＳ１００においてＹｅｓ）。商品情報取得部２０は、取得した商品識別情報と商品情報とを用いて商品情報テーブル１０００を生成し、テーブル記憶部２２に記憶させる。 In FIG. 7, the product information acquisition unit 20 waits until product information and product identification information are acquired (No in step S100). In FIG. 8, when the user places the shopping cart 501 storing the product to be purchased on the RFID reader 500, reading of the RFID tag by the RFID reader 500 is started, and in FIG. And product information are acquired (Yes in step S100). The product information acquisition unit 20 generates a product information table 1000 using the acquired product identification information and product information and stores the product information table 1000 in the table storage unit 22.
　次に、位置決定部２１は、商品情報テーブル１０００に記録された温度に基づき、商品をグルーピングする（図７のステップＳ１０１）。例えば、位置決定部２１は商品情報テーブル１０００に記録された温度を参照し、温度が１～３である商品を低温領域、温度が４～７である商品を常温領域、温度が８～１０である商品を高温領域にグルーピングする。具体的には、位置決定部２１は、図４に示す商品情報テーブル１０００に記録された商品のうち冷凍食品、および牛乳を低温領域に、食パン、水（ＰＥＴ）、酒（瓶）、および缶詰を常温領域に、惣菜Ａ、および惣菜Ｂを高温領域にグルーピングした結果に基づき、領域数を「３」と決定する。 Next, the position determination unit 21 groups products based on the temperatures recorded in the product information table 1000 (step S101 in FIG. 7). For example, the position determination unit 21 refers to the temperature recorded in the product information table 1000, the product with the temperature 1 to 3 is the low temperature region, the product with the temperature 4 to 7 is the normal temperature region, and the temperature is 8 to 10. A product is grouped into a high temperature region. Specifically, the position determination unit 21 sets frozen food and milk among the products recorded in the product information table 1000 shown in FIG. 4 to a low temperature region, bread, water (PET), sake (bottle), and canned food. Is determined to be “3” based on the result of grouping the prepared food A and prepared food B into the high temperature region.
　図７の説明に戻り、位置決定部２１は、通知部２４を介して、ディスプレイ装置５０４に収納体５０３の種類の入力を促すメッセージを表示させ、入力を待つ（図７のステップＳ１０２においてＮｏ）。ユーザが図８に示すキーボード５０５を操作して収納体５０３の種類を入力すると、位置決定部２１は収納体５０３の種類を受け付ける（図７のステップＳ１０２においてＹｅｓ）。位置決定部２１は、受け付けた収納体５０３の種類と、ステップＳ１０１において決定した領域数３とに基づき、収納領域情報テーブル１００１から各収納領域の位置および寸法を特定する（図７のステップＳ１０３）。そして、位置決定部２１は、グルーピングした結果に基づき、収納領域情報テーブル１００１に記憶された寸法と商品情報テーブル１０００に記憶された重量および強度とを参照し、収納領域における商品の収納位置を決定する（図７のステップＳ１０４）。 Returning to the description of FIG. 7, the position determination unit 21 causes the display device 504 to display a message urging input of the type of the storage body 503 via the notification unit 24 and waits for input (No in step S <b> 102 of FIG. 7). . When the user operates the keyboard 505 shown in FIG. 8 to input the type of the storage body 503, the position determination unit 21 receives the type of the storage body 503 (Yes in step S102 of FIG. 7). The position determination unit 21 specifies the position and size of each storage area from the storage area information table 1001 based on the received type of the storage body 503 and the number of areas 3 determined in step S101 (step S103 in FIG. 7). . Then, the position determination unit 21 refers to the dimensions stored in the storage area information table 1001 and the weights and strengths stored in the product information table 1000 based on the grouping result, and determines the storage positions of the products in the storage area. (Step S104 in FIG. 7).
　ステップＳ１０３およびＳ１０４の動作を具体的に説明する。位置決定部２１は商品情報テーブル１０００を参照し、重量に基づき収納領域ごとに収納位置を決める優先順位を決定する。優先順位を決定する際、高温領域の惣菜Ａおよび惣菜Ｂとは重量の数値が同じであるため、強度の数値を比較し、優先順位を決定する。各収納領域の優先順位は、優先度の高い商品から順に、低温領域において牛乳、冷凍食品であり、常温領域において水（ＰＥＴ）、酒（瓶）、缶詰、食パンであり、高温領域において惣菜Ｂ、惣菜Ａである。そして、位置決定部２１は、収納領域情報テーブル１００１の寸法を参照し、各収納領域において優先順位が高い商品から順に３次元箱詰め問題の解法を適用し、商品が上下に重なり合う場合は優先順位が高い商品を低い商品よりも下に位置させ、図５の収納体７００に示す各商品の収納位置を決定する。位置決定部２１は、決定した収納位置を商品識別情報と共に通知部２４に渡す。 The operation of steps S103 and S104 will be specifically described. The position determination unit 21 refers to the product information table 1000 and determines a priority order for determining the storage position for each storage area based on the weight. When the priority order is determined, the value of the weight is the same as that of the side dish A and the side dish B in the high temperature region, so the priority order is determined by comparing the strength values. The priority of each storage area is milk and frozen food in the low temperature area in order from the product with the highest priority, water (PET), sake (bottle), canned food, bread in the normal temperature area, and side dish B in the high temperature area. , Side dish A. Then, the position determination unit 21 refers to the dimensions of the storage area information table 1001 and applies the solution of the three-dimensional boxing problem in order from the product with the highest priority in each storage area. The high product is positioned below the low product, and the storage position of each product shown in the storage body 700 of FIG. 5 is determined. The position determination unit 21 passes the determined storage position to the notification unit 24 together with the product identification information.
　図７の説明に戻り、位置決定部２１は、収納体５０３に全ての商品が収納可能であるか否かを判断する（ステップＳ１０５）。位置決定部２１は、収納位置を決定した商品の合計体積が収納体５０３の容積を所定値（例えば１０％）以上超過した場合、収納不可能であると判断する（ステップＳ１０５においてＮｏ）。通知部２４は、位置決定部２１による判断が収納不可能であった場合、収納体の種類変更を促す旨を示すアラームをディスプレイ装置５０４に表示させる（ステップＳ１０６）。そして、情報処理装置２は、収納体の種類を受け付けるステップＳ１０１の処理に戻る。 Returning to the description of FIG. 7, the position determination unit 21 determines whether or not all products can be stored in the storage body 503 (step S <b> 105). The position determination unit 21 determines that storage is not possible when the total volume of the products for which the storage position has been determined exceeds the volume of the storage body 503 by a predetermined value (for example, 10%) or more (No in step S105). When the determination by the position determination unit 21 is impossible to store, the notification unit 24 displays an alarm indicating that the storage unit type is to be changed on the display device 504 (step S106). Then, the information processing apparatus 2 returns to the process of step S101 for accepting the type of the storage body.
　一方、全ての商品を収納可能と判断した場合（ステップＳ１０５においてＹｅｓ）、情報処理装置２は、決済処理の指示操作を受け付ける（ステップＳ１０８においてＹｅｓ）まで商品登録の操作を待つ（ステップＳ１０７においてＮｏ）。商品登録された場合（ステップＳ１０７においてＹｅｓ）、通知部２４は、商品登録された商品に対応する収納位置を通知する（ステップＳ１０９）。 On the other hand, when it is determined that all the products can be stored (Yes in step S105), the information processing apparatus 2 waits for an operation for registering the product until an instruction operation for settlement processing is accepted (Yes in step S108) (No in step S107). ). When the product is registered (Yes in step S107), the notification unit 24 notifies the storage position corresponding to the product registered for the product (step S109).
　具体的には、ユーザが食パンに付された二次元コードをバーコードスキャナ５０２で読み取った場合、通知部２４は「食パンは点滅している位置に収納してください。」というメッセージと、収納体７００における食パンの収納位置とをディスプレイ装置５０４に表示する（図５）。ユーザは、ディスプレイ装置５０４に表示された食パンの収納位置を確認することで、食パンを収納体５０３の適切な位置に収納することができる。 Specifically, when the user reads the two-dimensional code attached to the bread with the barcode scanner 502, the notification unit 24 displays a message “Please store bread in a blinking position” and a container. The storage position of the bread loaf in 700 is displayed on the display device 504 (FIG. 5). The user can store the bread in an appropriate position of the storage body 503 by checking the storage position of the bread displayed on the display device 504.
　図７の説明に戻り、決済処理の指示操作がなされると（ステップＳ１０８においてＹｅｓ）、情報処理装置２は決済し（ステップＳ１１０）、処理を終了する。具体的に決済処理の指示操作とは、商品登録処理を終えて釣銭の計算開始を指示するための操作であって、例えばユーザがキーボード５０５の決済処理を開始するためのボタンである預りボタンを押下する操作が挙げられる。 Returning to the description of FIG. 7, when an instruction operation for payment processing is performed (Yes in Step S <b> 108), the information processing apparatus 2 performs payment (Step S <b> 110) and ends the processing. Specifically, the settlement operation instruction operation is an operation for instructing the start of change calculation after completing the product registration process, for example, a deposit button that is a button for the user to start the settlement process of the keyboard 505. An operation to press is mentioned.
　なお、ステップＳ１０９において収納位置を通知する際、通知部２４は、商品情報テーブル１００を参照し、登録された商品を縦または横のいずれの向きで収納すべきかを通知してもよい。例えば、収納される商品の最長辺が水平に対して垂直となる場合に縦向き、水平となる場合に横向きと通知する。この場合、ＲＦＩＤタグに格納される商品情報は、例えば横、縦などの商品の向きに関する情報、および商品をビニール袋に収納してから収納体５０３に収納する必要がある旨を示すビニール情報を含んでいてもよい。この場合、ステップＳ１０９において通知部２４は、商品情報テーブルを参照し、ビニール情報に対応した商品が登録された場合にビニール情報を通知する。 Note that when notifying the storage position in step S109, the notification unit 24 may refer to the product information table 100 to notify whether the registered product should be stored vertically or horizontally. For example, when the longest side of the product to be stored is vertical with respect to the horizontal, it is notified vertically, and when it is horizontal, it is notified as horizontal. In this case, the product information stored in the RFID tag includes, for example, information on the orientation of the product such as horizontal and vertical, and vinyl information indicating that the product needs to be stored in the storage body 503 after being stored in the plastic bag. May be included. In this case, in step S109, the notification unit 24 refers to the product information table and notifies the vinyl information when a product corresponding to the vinyl information is registered.
　以上のように、本実施形態によれば、商品を商品登録するごとに、収納体における商品各々の相対的な収納位置を通知することができる。これにより、ユーザが収納に要する時間や商品の収納位置のばらつきを低減することができる。また、レジ業務に不慣れな店員の育成期間を短縮する効果が期待される。 As described above, according to the present embodiment, every time a product is registered, the relative storage position of each product in the container can be notified. Thereby, it is possible to reduce the time required for the user to store and the variation in the storage position of the product. In addition, it is expected to shorten the training period for salesclerks who are unfamiliar with cash register operations.
　なお、本実施形態において、商品情報に温度に関する情報が含まれている場合を例に説明したが、温度に関する情報は含まれていなくてもよい。その場合、図７に示すフローチャートにおいて、位置決定部２１による商品のグルーピング、および領域数を決定する処理（ステップＳ１０１）が省略される。また、ステップＳ１０２以降の処理は領域数１として扱われる。 In addition, in this embodiment, although the case where the information regarding temperature was contained in the product information was demonstrated to the example, the information regarding temperature does not need to be included. In that case, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the product grouping by the position determination unit 21 and the process of determining the number of regions (step S101) are omitted. Further, the processing after step S102 is treated as one region.
　また、商品に付された記憶媒体もＲＦＩＤタグに限られず、ＦｅｌｉＣａ（登録商標）に対応したタグやＮＦＣ（Ｎｅａｒ　Ｆｉｅｌｄ　Ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎ）タグであってもよい。 Also, the storage medium attached to the product is not limited to the RFID tag, and may be a tag corresponding to FeliCa (registered trademark) or an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag.
　また、通知部２４が収納位置を通知する際、登録した商品の収納位置を点滅させて通知する場合を例に説明したが、通知の形態はこれに限られない。例えば、商品の収納位置を異なる色で表示してもよく、登録した商品の収納位置をマーカで囲んで表示してもよい。さらに、通知の方法は表示に限られず、例えば音声であってもよい。 In addition, when the notification unit 24 notifies the storage position, the case where the storage position of the registered product is notified by blinking has been described as an example, but the notification form is not limited to this. For example, the storage position of the product may be displayed in a different color, or the storage position of the registered product may be displayed surrounded by a marker. Furthermore, the notification method is not limited to display, and may be, for example, sound.
　また、商品登録部２３が取得する商品識別情報は、商品に付された二次元コードから読み取られる場合を例に説明したが、商品識別情報の取得方法はこれに限られない。例えば、二次元コードや値札等の識別情報が付されていない商品そのものをカメラ等の撮像装置により撮像し、画像を画像解析することにより商品識別情報を取得してもよい。この場合、商品情報テーブルおよびＲＦＩＤタグには、商品識別情報として商品画像の特徴量が記憶される。 Moreover, although the case where the product identification information acquired by the product registration unit 23 is read from the two-dimensional code attached to the product has been described as an example, the method for acquiring the product identification information is not limited thereto. For example, the product identification information may be acquired by taking an image of a product itself without identification information such as a two-dimensional code or a price tag with an imaging device such as a camera and analyzing the image. In this case, the feature amount of the product image is stored as product identification information in the product information table and the RFID tag.
　また、ユーザの入力を受け付けて収納領域の寸法を特定する場合を例に説明したが、寸法を特定する方法はこれに限られない。例えば、カメラ等の撮像装置を用いて収納体５０３の寸法を計測して特定してもよい。 In addition, although the case where the input of the user is received and the size of the storage area is specified has been described as an example, the method of specifying the size is not limited to this. For example, the dimensions of the storage body 503 may be measured and specified using an imaging device such as a camera.
［第３の実施形態］
　本発明の第３の実施形態に係る情報処理装置は、順番決定部をさらに備える点で第２の実施形態と相違する。以下、第２の実施形態と同一の構成については同一の参照符号を付し、説明を省略する。 [Third Embodiment]
The information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention is different from the second embodiment in that it further includes an order determination unit. Hereinafter, the same components as those of the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
　図９は、本発明の第３の実施形態に係る情報処理装置３を示す機能ブロック図である。情報処理装置３は、商品情報取得部２０、位置決定部２１、テーブル記憶部２２、商品登録部２３、順番決定部３０、および通知部３１を備える。 FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing the information processing apparatus 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 3 includes a product information acquisition unit 20, a position determination unit 21, a table storage unit 22, a product registration unit 23, an order determination unit 30, and a notification unit 31.
　順番決定部３０は、収納位置が決定した商品について、商品情報に基づき購入対象として登録すべき順番である登録順を決定して通知部３１に渡す。 The order determination unit 30 determines the registration order, which is the order to be registered as a purchase target, based on the product information for the product for which the storage position has been determined, and passes it to the notification unit 31.
　通知部３１は、順番決定部３０が決定した商品の登録順をユーザに通知する。図１０は、通知部３１が登録順を通知する際にディスプレイ装置５０４に表示される画面例である。同図において収納位置を決定された商品の商品名が、登録順に並べられ、収納位置を通知するための表示と共に表示されている。具体的に、商品登録部２３が冷凍食品の商品識別情報を取得すると、通知部３１は収納体７００の冷凍食品を点滅させることで収納位置を通知する。さらに、通知部３１は食パンの商品名を点滅させることで次に登録すべき商品を通知する。 The notification unit 31 notifies the user of the product registration order determined by the order determination unit 30. FIG. 10 is an example of a screen displayed on the display device 504 when the notification unit 31 notifies the registration order. In the figure, the product names of the products whose storage positions are determined are arranged in the order of registration and are displayed together with a display for notifying the storage position. Specifically, when the product registration unit 23 acquires the product identification information of the frozen food, the notification unit 31 notifies the storage position by blinking the frozen food in the storage body 700. Furthermore, the notification part 31 notifies the product which should be registered next by blinking the product name of bread.
［情報処理装置の動作］
　図１１は、情報処理装置３における動作の流れを示すフローチャートである。図１２は、通知部３１が収納位置および最初に登録すべき商品を通知する際にディスプレイ装置５０４に表示される画面例である。以下、図１１および図１２と、先に説明した図３に示す商品情報テーブル１０００および図１０に示す画面例とを参照しながら情報処理装置３の動作を説明する。図７と同様の動作については同一の参照符号を付し、説明を省略する。 [Operation of information processing device]
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation flow in the information processing apparatus 3. FIG. 12 is an example of a screen displayed on the display device 504 when the notification unit 31 notifies the storage position and the first product to be registered. Hereinafter, the operation of the information processing apparatus 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12, the product information table 1000 shown in FIG. 3 and the screen example shown in FIG. The same operations as those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
　ステップＳ１００～ステップＳ１０６の動作は、図７と同様である。続くステップＳ６００において、順番決定部３０は、商品情報に基づき商品の登録順を決定し（ステップＳ６００）、決定した登録順を通知部３１に渡す。 The operation from step S100 to step S106 is the same as that in FIG. In subsequent step S600, the order determination unit 30 determines the registration order of the products based on the product information (step S600), and passes the determined registration order to the notification unit 31.
　具体的には、順番決定部３０は、商品情報テーブル１０００を参照し、重量に基づき、重量の数値が大きい順に登録順を決定する。登録順を決定する際、順番決定部３０は、図３の商品情報テーブル１０００に格納されている缶詰、惣菜Ａおよび惣菜Ｂは重量の数値が同じであるため、強度の数値を比較し、強度が大きい順に登録順を決定する。図３の商品情報テーブル１０００に記録された商品の登録順は、先に登録される商品から水（ＰＥＴ）、酒（瓶）、牛乳、缶詰、惣菜Ａ、惣菜Ｂ、冷凍食品、食パンの順となる。 Specifically, the order determination unit 30 refers to the product information table 1000 and determines the registration order based on the weight in descending order of the numerical value of the weight. When determining the registration order, the order determination unit 30 compares the strength values because the canned food, side dish A, and side dish B stored in the product information table 1000 in FIG. The order of registration is determined in descending order. The registration order of the products recorded in the product information table 1000 of FIG. 3 is the order of water (PET), sake (bottle), milk, canned food, prepared food A, prepared food B, frozen food, and bread from the products registered earlier. It becomes.
　図１１の説明に戻り、順番決定部３０から受け取った登録順と、位置決定部２１から受け取った収納位置および商品識別情報とに基づき、通知部３１は最初に登録すべき商品の収納位置と商品名とを通知する（ステップＳ６０１）。 Returning to the description of FIG. 11, based on the registration order received from the order determination unit 30 and the storage position and product identification information received from the position determination unit 21, the notification unit 31 stores the storage position and product of the product to be registered first. The name is notified (step S601).
　具体的に、通知部３１は、ステップＳ６０１において図１２をディスプレイ装置５０４に表示させる。通知部３１は、商品情報が取得された全商品の商品名を登録順に並べ、かつ最初に登録すべき商品である水（ＰＥＴ）の収納位置および登録順における商品名を点滅させる。 Specifically, the notification unit 31 displays FIG. 12 on the display device 504 in step S601. The notification unit 31 arranges the product names of all the products for which product information has been acquired in the registration order, and blinks the storage position of water (PET), which is the product to be registered first, and the product names in the registration order.
　図１１の説明に戻り、通知部３１は、商品登録部２３が商品識別情報を取得すると（ステップＳ６０２においてＹｅｓ）、順番決定部３０から渡された登録順と、位置決定部２１から渡された収納位置および商品識別情報とに基づき、取得した商品識別情報に対応する商品の収納位置と、次に登録すべき商品の商品名とを通知し（ステップＳ６０３）、ステップＳ６０２の処理に戻る。具体的に、ステップＳ６０２において冷凍食品の商品識別情報を取得した場合、通知部３１はステップＳ６０３において図１０に示した画面をディスプレイ装置５０４に表示させる。 Returning to the description of FIG. 11, when the product registration unit 23 acquires the product identification information (Yes in step S <b> 602), the notification unit 31 receives the registration order passed from the order determination unit 30 and the position determination unit 21. Based on the storage position and the product identification information, the storage position of the product corresponding to the acquired product identification information and the product name of the product to be registered next are notified (step S603), and the process returns to step S602. Specifically, when the product identification information of the frozen food is acquired in step S602, the notification unit 31 causes the display device 504 to display the screen illustrated in FIG. 10 in step S603.
　以上のように、本実施形態によれば、商品登録すべき商品の順番と、次に商品登録すべき商品とをユーザに通知することができる。これにより、通知される順番に従って商品登録することで、収納するタイミングにない商品を収納体の外に一時的に除けておく手間を省くことができるため、レジにおける作業効率を改善することができる。 As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to notify the user of the order of the products to be registered and the products to be registered next. Thereby, by registering the products according to the notified order, it is possible to save time and trouble to temporarily remove the products that are not in the storage timing from the storage body, and therefore it is possible to improve the work efficiency at the cash register. .
　なお、図１０および図１２に示した画面例は、ポップアップ画面の一例であり、ディスプレイ装置５０４の画面に重ねて表示される。 Note that the screen examples shown in FIGS. 10 and 12 are examples of pop-up screens, and are displayed so as to overlap the screen of the display device 504.
［第４の実施形態］
　本発明の第４の実施形態に係る情報処理装置は、気象情報取得部、および情報決定部をさらに備える点で第２の実施形態と相違する。以下、第２の実施形態と同一の構成については同一の参照符号を付し、説明を省略する。 [Fourth Embodiment]
The information processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is different from the second embodiment in that it further includes a weather information acquisition unit and an information determination unit. Hereinafter, the same components as those of the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
　図１３は、本発明の第４の実施形態に係る情報処理装置４を示す機能ブロック図である。情報処理装置４は、商品情報取得部２０、位置決定部２１、商品登録部２３、気象情報取得部４０、情報決定部４１、テーブル記憶部４２、および通知部４３を備える。 FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing the information processing apparatus 4 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The information processing apparatus 4 includes a product information acquisition unit 20, a position determination unit 21, a product registration unit 23, a weather information acquisition unit 40, an information determination unit 41, a table storage unit 42, and a notification unit 43.
　気象情報取得部４０は、情報処理装置４が決済処理の指示操作をユーザから受け付けると、当日の気温と、現在、１時間前、および１時間後の天気とを示す気象情報を取得し、気象情報テーブル１００２を生成してテーブル記憶部４２に記憶する。具体的に、気象情報取得部４０は、例えばインターネット上にある気象庁のサイトなどから気象情報を取得する。図１４は、気象情報テーブル１００２の構成例を示す図である。気象情報テーブル１００２は、当日の気温と、現在、１時間前、および１時間後の天気とを対応付けたテーブルである。 When the information processing apparatus 4 accepts an instruction operation for settlement processing from the user, the weather information acquisition unit 40 acquires weather information indicating the temperature of the day and the current weather one hour before and one hour later, An information table 1002 is generated and stored in the table storage unit 42. Specifically, the meteorological information acquisition unit 40 acquires meteorological information from, for example, the Japan Meteorological Agency site on the Internet. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the weather information table 1002. The weather information table 1002 is a table in which the temperature of the day is associated with the current weather one hour before and one hour later.
　テーブル記憶部４２は、商品情報テーブル１０００と、収納領域情報テーブル１００１と、気象情報テーブル１００２と、気象情報およびサービス情報とを対応付けたサービス情報テーブル１００３とを記憶する。サービス情報は、気象情報により必要となるサービスをユーザに促すための情報である。サービス情報は、例えば、１時間後の天気が雨の場合、収納体５０３が雨に濡れないための工夫をすべき旨をユーザに通知する情報や、当日の気温が一定以上の場合、ドライアイスを付けるようユーザに通知する情報である。 The table storage unit 42 stores a product information table 1000, a storage area information table 1001, a weather information table 1002, and a service information table 1003 in which weather information and service information are associated with each other. The service information is information for prompting the user for a service required by the weather information. The service information includes, for example, information that notifies the user that the storage body 503 should be devised so that the storage body 503 does not get wet when the weather after 1 hour is rain, or dry ice if the temperature of the day is above a certain level. This is information for notifying the user to add “”.
　図１５は、サービス情報テーブル１００３の構成例を示す図である。サービス情報テーブル１００３は、例えば気象情報を示す１時間後の天気が雨である情報と、サービス情報を示す収納体５０３にビニールを掛けることを促す旨の情報とを対応付けたテーブルである。 FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the service information table 1003. The service information table 1003 is a table in which, for example, information indicating that the weather after one hour indicating the weather information is rain and information indicating that the container 503 indicating the service information is urged to hang vinyl are associated with each other.
　情報決定部４１は、気象情報取得部４０が取得した気象情報に基づいてサービス情報を決定する。具体的に、情報決定部４１は、気象情報テーブル１００２から気象情報を読み出し、読み出した気象情報に対応するサービス情報をサービス情報テーブル１００３から読み出すことで、サービス情報を決定する。情報決定部４１は、決定したサービス情報を通知部４３に渡す。 The information determination unit 41 determines service information based on the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 40. Specifically, the information determination unit 41 reads the weather information from the weather information table 1002 and reads the service information corresponding to the read weather information from the service information table 1003 to determine the service information. The information determination unit 41 passes the determined service information to the notification unit 43.
　通知部４３は、情報決定部４１が決定したサービス情報をディスプレイ装置５０４にポップアップ表示させることでユーザに通知する。 The notification unit 43 notifies the user by displaying the service information determined by the information determination unit 41 on the display device 504 in a pop-up manner.
　ハードウェア構成について、通信インタフェース２０５が、ＷＡＮ（Ｗｉｄｅ　Ａｒｅａ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）やＬＡＮ（Ｌｏｃａｌ　Ａｒｅａ　Ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋ）などのインターネットおよびイントラネットに接続するためのインタフェースである点で第２の実施形態と相違する。 The hardware configuration is different from the second embodiment in that the communication interface 205 is an interface for connecting to the Internet and an intranet such as a WAN (Wide Area Network) and a LAN (Local Area Network).
［情報処理装置の動作］
　図１６は、情報処理装置４における動作の流れを示すフローチャートである。図７と同様の動作については説明を省略する。 [Operation of information processing device]
FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a flow of operations in the information processing apparatus 4. The description of the same operation as in FIG. 7 is omitted.
　ステップＳ１００～ステップＳ１０９の動作は、図７と同様であるため説明を省略する。続くステップＳ８００において、情報処理装置４がユーザから決済処理の指示操作を受け付けると、気象情報取得部４０は気象情報を取得し（ステップＳ８００）、気象情報テーブル１００２を生成してテーブル記憶部４２に記憶する。情報決定部４１はサービス情報テーブル１００３および気象情報テーブル１００２を参照し、サービス情報を決定すると（ステップＳ８０１）、決定したサービス情報を通知部４３に渡す。渡されたサービス情報に基づき、通知部４３がサービス情報を通知すると（ステップＳ８０２）、情報処理装置４が決済し（ステップＳ８０３）、処理を終了する。 Since the operation from Step S100 to Step S109 is the same as that in FIG. In subsequent step S800, when the information processing apparatus 4 accepts a settlement processing instruction operation from the user, the weather information acquisition unit 40 acquires the weather information (step S800), generates a weather information table 1002, and stores it in the table storage unit 42. Remember. The information determination unit 41 refers to the service information table 1003 and the weather information table 1002 to determine service information (step S801), and passes the determined service information to the notification unit 43. When the notification unit 43 notifies the service information based on the passed service information (step S802), the information processing apparatus 4 settles (step S803), and the process ends.
　具体的に、図１７は、ステップＳ８０２においてディスプレイ装置５０４に表示される画面例である。１時間後の天気が雨である場合、通知部４３は１時間後の天気が雨である旨と、収納体５０３にビニールを掛けるよう促す旨とを表示させる。 Specifically, FIG. 17 is a screen example displayed on the display device 504 in step S802. When the weather after one hour is raining, the notification unit 43 displays that the weather after one hour is raining and that the storage body 503 is prompted to hang vinyl.
　以上のように、本実施形態によれば、気象情報に基づいてサービス情報を決定し、ユーザに通知するため、気象情報に合わせたサービスをユーザが的確に実施できる。 As described above, according to the present embodiment, the service information is determined based on the weather information and notified to the user, so that the user can accurately perform the service according to the weather information.
　第１～第４の実施形態は、本発明の技術思想を逸脱しない範囲で、適宜組み合わせを実施できる。
［付記１］
　商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを含む商品情報を、複数の商品について取得する商品情報取得部と、
　取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納するための収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定する位置決定部と、
　収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知する通知部とを備える、情報処理装置。
［付記２］
　前記商品情報は、前記商品の温度をさらに含み、
　前記位置決定部は、前記温度に基づいて、前記収納体内部の領域であって前記商品を収納するための収納領域を特定し、特定した前記収納領域における収納位置を決定する、付記１に記載の情報処理装置。
［付記３］
　気象情報を取得する気象情報取得部と、
　取得した前記気象情報に基づいてサービス情報を決定する情報決定部をさらに備え、
　前記情報決定部は、取得した前記気象情報に基づいてサービス情報を決定し、
　前記通知部は、前記複数の商品の登録処理が完了すると、決定した前記サービス情報を通知する、付記１または２に記載の情報処理装置。
［付記４］
　収納位置が決定した前記複数の商品について購入対象として登録すべき順番を決定する順番決定部を更に備え、
　前記通知部は、前記順番決定部が決定した前記順番を通知する、付記１～３のいずれか１つに記載の情報処理装置。
［付記５］
　商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを示す商品情報を、複数の商品について取得し、
　取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納する収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定し、
　収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知する、情報処理方法。
［付記６］
　商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを示す商品情報を、複数の商品について取得するステップと、
　取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納する収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定するステップと、
　収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知するステップとを実行させるための、プログラム。 The first to fourth embodiments can be appropriately combined without departing from the technical idea of the present invention.
[Appendix 1]
A product information acquisition unit that acquires product information including at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product from a storage medium attached to the product for a plurality of products;
A position determining unit that determines a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a notification unit that notifies the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
[Appendix 2]
The product information further includes the temperature of the product,
The position determination unit, based on the temperature, specifies a storage area for storing the product that is an area inside the storage body, and determines a storage position in the specified storage area. Information processing device.
[Appendix 3]
A weather information acquisition unit for acquiring weather information;
An information determination unit for determining service information based on the acquired weather information;
The information determination unit determines service information based on the acquired weather information,
The information processing apparatus according to appendix 1 or 2, wherein the notification unit notifies the determined service information when registration processing of the plurality of products is completed.
[Appendix 4]
An order determining unit for determining an order to be registered as a purchase target for the plurality of products whose storage positions are determined;
The information processing apparatus according to any one of attachments 1 to 3, wherein the notification unit notifies the order determined by the order determination unit.
[Appendix 5]
Product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product is acquired for a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product;
Based on the acquired product information, determine the storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body that stores products after purchase,
An information processing method for notifying the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
[Appendix 6]
Obtaining product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product for a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product;
Determining a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information;
A program for executing the step of notifying the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
　以上、上述した実施形態を模範的な例として本発明を説明した。しかしながら、本発明は、上述した実施形態には限定されない。即ち、本発明は、本発明のスコープ内において、当業者が理解し得る様々な態様を適用することができる。 The present invention has been described above using the above-described embodiment as an exemplary example. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. That is, the present invention can apply various modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention.
　この出願は、２０１８年３月２７日に出願された日本出願特願２０１８－０５９１０６を基礎とする優先権を主張し、その開示の全てをここに取り込む。 This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-059106 filed on Mar. 27, 2018, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein.
　１、２、３、４　　情報処理装置
　１０、２０　　商品情報取得部
　１１、２１　　位置決定部
　１２、２４、３１、４３　　通知部
　２３　　商品登録部
　２２、４２　　テーブル記憶部
　３０　　順番決定部
　２００　　バス
　２０１　　ＣＰＵ
　２０２　　メモリ
　２０３　　ストレージデバイス
　２０４　　入出力インタフェース
　２０５　　通信インタフェース
　４０　　気象情報取得部
　４１　　情報決定部
　５００　　ＲＦＩＤリーダ
　５０１　　買い物カゴ
　５０２　　バーコードスキャナ
　５０３、７００　　収納体
　５０４　　ディスプレイ装置
　５０５　　キーボード
　５０６　　レジ台
　１０００　　商品情報テーブル
　１００１　　収納領域情報テーブル
　１００２　　気象情報テーブル
　１００３　　サービス情報テーブル 1, 2, 3, 4 Information processing device 10, 20 Product information acquisition unit 11, 21 Position determination unit 12, 24, 31, 43 Notification unit 23 Product registration unit 22, 42 Table storage unit 30 Order determination unit 200 Bus 201 CPU
202 Memory 203 Storage Device 204 Input / Output Interface 205 Communication Interface 40 Weather Information Acquisition Unit 41 Information Determination Unit 500 RFID Reader 501 Shopping Basket 502 Bar Code Scanner 503, 700 Storage Unit 504 Display Device 505 Keyboard 506 Cash Register 1000 Product Information Table 1001 Storage Area information table 1002 Weather information table 1003 Service information table

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  1. 　商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを含む商品情報を、複数の商品について取得する商品情報取得手段と、
    　取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納するための収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定する位置決定手段と、
    　収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知する通知手段とを備える、情報処理装置。     Product information acquisition means for acquiring, for a plurality of products, product information including at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product from a storage medium attached to the product;
    Position determining means for determining a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information;
    An information processing apparatus comprising: a notification unit that notifies the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
  2. 　前記商品情報は、前記商品の温度をさらに含み、
    　前記位置決定手段は、前記温度に基づいて、前記収納体内手段の領域であって前記商品を収納するための収納領域を特定し、特定した前記収納領域における収納位置を決定する、請求項１に記載の情報処理装置。     The product information further includes the temperature of the product,
    The position determination means identifies a storage area for storing the product, which is an area of the storage body means, based on the temperature, and determines a storage position in the specified storage area. The information processing apparatus described.
  3. 　気象情報を取得する気象情報取得手段と、
    　取得した前記気象情報に基づいてサービス情報を決定する情報決定手段をさらに備え、
    　前記情報決定手段は、取得した前記気象情報に基づいてサービス情報を決定し、
    　前記通知手段は、前記複数の商品の登録処理が完了すると、決定した前記サービス情報を通知する、請求項１または２に記載の情報処理装置。     Weather information acquisition means for acquiring weather information;
    Further comprising information determining means for determining service information based on the acquired weather information;
    The information determining means determines service information based on the acquired weather information,
    The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit notifies the determined service information when registration processing of the plurality of products is completed.
  4. 　収納位置が決定した前記複数の商品について購入対象として登録すべき順番を決定する順番決定手段を更に備え、
    　前記通知手段は、前記順番決定手段が決定した前記順番を通知する、請求項１～３のいずれか１項に記載の情報処理装置。     Order determination means for determining an order to be registered as a purchase target for the plurality of products whose storage positions are determined;
    The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notification unit notifies the order determined by the order determination unit.
  5. 　商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを示す商品情報を、複数の商品について取得し、
    　取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納する収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定し、
    　収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知する、情報処理方法。     Product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product is acquired for a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product;
    Based on the acquired product information, determine the storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body that stores products after purchase,
    An information processing method for notifying the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
  6. 　商品に付された記憶媒体から、前記商品の重量および強度の少なくともいずれか一方と前記商品の寸法とを示す商品情報を、複数の商品について取得するステップと、
    　取得した前記商品情報に基づいて、購入後の商品を収納する収納体における前記複数の商品それぞれの収納位置を決定するステップと、
    　収納位置を決定した前記商品を購入対象として登録するごとに、登録した前記商品に対応する前記収納位置を通知するステップとをコンピュータに実行させるためのプログラムを格納する記録媒体。     Obtaining product information indicating at least one of the weight and strength of the product and the dimensions of the product for a plurality of products from a storage medium attached to the product;
    Determining a storage position of each of the plurality of products in a storage body for storing products after purchase based on the acquired product information;
    A recording medium for storing a program for causing a computer to execute a step of notifying the storage position corresponding to the registered product every time the product for which the storage position is determined is registered as a purchase target.
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