JP6627614B2 - Storage method proposal device, storage method proposal program, and storage method proposal method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage method proposal device, a storage method proposal program, and a storage method proposal method.

  Some products have expiration dates suitable for consumption. For example, some foods have expiration dates or expiration dates. Therefore, for example, a technology has been proposed in which the expiration date and the expiration date of the food are managed in cooperation with the system of the food seller.

JP 2004-184818 A JP 2001-61457 A

  However, if the product cannot be stored properly, it may not be able to maintain a suitable state for use and must be discarded. For example, irrespective of the expiration date or the expiration date, foods may become decayed and must be discarded unless purchased by the user themselves. In addition, many fresh vegetables and fruits and vegetables do not have an expiration date displayed, and it is necessary to determine whether or not they can be eaten by the user's own judgment. Therefore, foods that can be eaten in a normal case may be discarded.

  An object of one aspect is to provide a storage method proposal device, a storage method proposal program, and a storage method proposal method that can help reduce the discarding of commodities.

  In the first plan, the storage method proposal device includes a first specifying unit, a second specifying unit, and a transmitting unit. The first specifying unit specifies a product and a purchaser. The second specifying unit specifies the attribute of the purchaser specified by the first specifying unit. The transmitting unit transmits information related to the storage method of the product specified by the first specifying unit to an address associated with the purchaser, by making the information different according to the attribute of the purchaser specified by the second specifying unit. I do.

  Advantageous Effects of Invention According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect that it is possible to assist in reducing discarding of a product.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the system. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the storage method proposal device. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the user information. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the user attribute information. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the storage method information. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data configuration of the purchased product log information. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the food registration screen. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a message has been transmitted. FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of details of a message. FIG. 9B is a diagram showing another example of the details of the message. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of updating the storage method information. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the consumption status screen. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the consumption status update screen. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the procedure of the specifying process. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of a storage method proposal process. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a computer that executes a storage method proposal program.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a storage method proposal device, a storage method proposal program, and a storage method proposal method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the disclosed technology is not limited by the present embodiment. Further, the following embodiments may be appropriately combined within a range that does not cause inconsistency. Hereinafter, a case will be described as an example where the product is food and the storage method proposal device proposes a food storage method.

[System configuration]
An example of a system that proposes a method of storing food using the storage method proposal device 11 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the system. The system 10 includes a storage method proposal device 11, a sales management system 12, and a user terminal 13. The storage method proposal device 11, the sales management system 12, and the user terminal 13 are communicably connected to a network N. As one mode of the network N, any type of communication, such as a mobile communication network such as a mobile phone, the Internet (Internet), a LAN (Local Area Network), and a VPN (Virtual Private Network), regardless of whether it is wired or wireless. Net can be adopted. In addition, in the example of FIG. 1, the case where one sales management system 12 and one user terminal 13 are provided is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the sales management system 12 and the user terminals 13 may have any number. it can.

  The sales management system 12 is a system that manages the sale of products such as a POS (Point Of Sale) system provided in a retail store 14 that sells products such as mass retailers. When the food is sold at the retail store 14, the sales management system 12 collects various information about the food, such as the name of the sold food and the product code. The retail store 14 also provides a point service that issues a point card or the like and gives points to a user who has purchased a product. The sales management system 12 manages the user ID (identification) of the user in association with the point card. When selling the food, the sales management system 12 reads the point card presented by the user, and stores the sold food in association with the user ID of the user who purchased the food. The sales management system 12 periodically uploads the sales information in which the name of the sold food, the product code, the sales date, and the user ID of the purchased user are associated with the storage method proposal device 11.

  The preservation method proposing apparatus 11 is an apparatus that proposes a preservation method of food and supports preservation of food. For example, the storage method proposal device 11 is a computer such as a server computer. The storage method proposal device 11 may be implemented as one computer, or may be implemented by a plurality of computers. In this embodiment, an example in which the storage method proposal device 11 is a single computer will be described. In the present embodiment, the storage method proposal device 11 provides the user who purchased the food with a web site of a food management service for managing the purchased food, and provides the sales information uploaded from the sales management system 12 with the sales information. Based on this, we propose a method of storing the purchased food. In response to a request from the user terminal 13, the storage method proposal device 11 transmits screen information of various screens to the request source, causes the request source to display the screen, and accepts input of various information from the screen.

  The user terminal 13 is a device used by a user who uses the food management service provided by the storage method proposal device 11. For example, the user terminal 13 is a personal computer used by the user, or an information processing device such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal.

[Configuration of storage method proposal device]
Next, the configuration of the storage method proposal device 11 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a functional configuration of the storage method proposal device. 2 includes a communication unit 20, a storage unit 21, and a control unit 22.

  The communication unit 20 is a communication interface that performs wireless communication or wired communication with the network N. For example, the communication unit 20 receives the sales information uploaded from the sales management system 12. Further, for example, the communication unit 20 transmits screen information of various screens to the user terminal 13.

  The storage unit 21 is a storage device such as a hard disk, a solid state drive (SSD), and an optical disk. The storage unit 21 may be a rewritable semiconductor memory such as a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, or a non-volatile random access memory (NVSRAM). The storage unit 21 stores an OS (Operating System) executed by the control unit 22 and various programs for executing various processes described below. Further, the storage unit 21 stores various information. For example, the storage unit 21 stores user information 30, user attribute information 31, storage method information 32, and purchased product log information 33.

  The user information 30 is data that stores various types of information on users who can use the food management service. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the user information. As shown in FIG. 3, the user information 30 has items of a user ID, a user name, and a password. In addition, the user information 30 may store various types of information regarding the user other than the above. For example, an address serving as a destination of various messages such as notices may be stored for each user. The address may be any address as long as the message can be notified, and may be, for example, a mail address, an SNS address, a device token of a destination device for sending a bush type notification, or the like. .

  The item of the user ID is an area for storing identification information for identifying a user. For example, a unique user ID is given to the user as identification information. Note that the user ID may be the card number itself of the user's point card or a code associated with the card number. The user ID item stores a user ID assigned to the user. The item of the user name is an area for storing a name such as a user name. The item of the password is an area for storing a password for performing user authentication.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the user having the user ID “100000” has the user name “A” and the password “XXXXX”.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the user attribute information 31 is data in which various types of information relating to the attributes of the user are stored. In the present embodiment, the user attribute information 31 stores information on various attributes related to the user's consumption of food and interest in food. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the user attribute information. As shown in FIG. 4, the user attribute information 31 has items of user ID, consumption, and interest. It should be noted that the user attribute information 31 may store various types of information regarding the attributes of the user in addition to the above.

  The item of the user ID is an area for storing the user ID of the user. The item of consumption is an area for storing a tendency of the user to consume food. In the present embodiment, a value indicating the tendency of consumption whether the purchased food is consumed early or late is stored as the consumption tendency in the item of consumption. The value indicating the tendency of consumption is set to 1.0 as the standard in the range of 0 to 2.0, and is set to a smaller value as the food tends to be consumed earlier, and to a larger value as the food tends to be consumed later. The item of interest is an area that stores the degree of interest of the user in cooking. In this embodiment, a value indicating the degree of interest in cooking is stored in the item of interest. The value indicating the degree of interest in cooking is set to a standard of 50 in the range of 0 to 100, and is set to a smaller value as the interest in cooking is lower, and to a larger value as the interest in cooking is higher.

  In the example of FIG. 4, the user with the user ID “100000” tends to consume the food quickly with a consumption tendency of “0.7”, has a degree of interest in cooking of “30”, and has a low interest in cooking. Indicates low.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the preservation method information 32 is data in which various kinds of information relating to the preservation method of the food are stored. In the present embodiment, the storage method information 32 stores various information on various storage methods for each food. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration of the storage method information. As shown in FIG. 5, the storage method information 32 has items of NO, standard name, product code, consumption, interest, storage method, standard expiration date, and storage procedure message. Note that the storage method information 32 may store various types of information related to user attributes other than the above.

  The item of “NO” is an area for storing a number for identifying a storage method stored in the storage method information 32. The item of the standard name is an area for storing a standard name of the food to be associated with the storage method. The item of the item code is an area for storing the item code of the food to be associated with the storage method. In the item of product code, when the product has a standard product code such as JAN code (Japanese Article Number Code), the product code is stored, and the product code is specified such as fresh vegetables and fruits and vegetables. If not, "-" is stored. The item of consumption is an area for storing a threshold value of a value indicating a tendency of consumption of a user for whom the storage method is valid. The item of interest is an area for storing a threshold value of a degree of interest in cooking of a user for which the storage method is effective. The item of the storage method is an area for storing information on the storage method. The standard expiration date is an area for storing a standard expiration date in the storage method. The item of the save procedure message is an area for storing a message indicating the procedure of the save method.

  In the example of FIG. 5, NO “1” stores one of the cabbage storage methods, and “cabbage” has no product code, so the product code is “−”. Indicates that the refrigerated storage is registered and the standard shelf life is 14 days. In addition, NO “1” indicates that the threshold value of the value indicating the consumption tendency of the user whose cold storage is effective is “1.3”, and the threshold value of the degree of interest of the user whose cold storage is effective in cooking is “0”. ", Indicating that the procedure of the storage method is" XXXXX ... ". A message indicating a detailed procedure of the storage method is registered in “XXXXX...” Of the procedure of the storage method.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the purchased product log information 33 is data that stores various types of information on food purchased by the user. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the data configuration of the purchased product log information. As shown in FIG. 6, the purchased product log information 33 includes items of a user ID, a product name, a product code, a purchase date, an update date, a consumption status, and a proposal storage method. Note that the purchased product log information 33 may store various types of information on foods purchased by the user other than the above.

  The item of the user ID is an area for storing the user ID of the user who purchased the food. The item of the product name is an area for storing the name of the purchased food. The item of item code is an area for storing the item code of the purchased food. In the item of the product code, the product code is stored when the product code is defined for the purchased food, and "-" is stored when the product code is not defined, such as fresh vegetables and fruits and vegetables. You. The item of purchase date is an area for storing the date when the food was purchased. The item of the update date is an area for storing the date when the data of the record is registered or updated. The item of the consumption status is an area for storing the remaining amount of the purchased food. In the item of consumption status, “unused” is stored when the purchased food has not been consumed yet and all remain, and the remaining remaining amount is stored when consumed. The item of the proposed storage method is an area for storing the number of the proposed storage method. The item of the proposed storage method stores the number of the proposed storage method when the storage method has been proposed, and stores “-” when the storage method has not been proposed.

  In the example of FIG. 6, the user with the user ID “100000” purchases “Aichi cabbage” on February 12, and the date on which the record data is registered or updated is February 12, and the purchase is performed. This indicates that all the preserved food remains and the preservation method has not been proposed.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the control unit 22 is a device that controls the entire storage method proposal device 11. As the control unit 22, an electronic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) can be employed. The control unit 22 has an internal memory for storing programs and control data defining various processing procedures, and executes various processing by using these. The control unit 22 functions as various processing units by operating various programs. For example, the control unit 22 includes a purchase specifying unit 40, an attribute specifying unit 41, a transmitting unit 42, a providing unit 43, an obtaining unit 44, and a determining unit 45.

  The purchase specifying unit 40 specifies a food and a purchaser. For example, the purchase specifying unit 40 specifies the food and the purchaser based on the sales information uploaded to the storage method proposal device 11. For example, the purchase specifying unit 40 stores the name of the sold food, the product code, the sales date, the user ID of the purchased user, the date on which the update date was processed, and the consumption status, which are stored in association with the sales information. It is registered in the purchased product log information 33 for use. In addition, the purchase specifying unit 40 receives registration of a food and a purchaser from the food registration screen of the food management service Web site, and specifies the food and the purchaser based on the information registered on the food registration screen. The purchase specifying unit 40 is an example of a first specifying unit.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the food registration screen. The food registration screen 100 has a header section 110 and a content section 120.

  The header section 110 is provided with a user name display area 111, a notice display area 112, and a mode designation area 113. When accessed from the user terminal 13, the Web site of the food management service authenticates the user with the user ID and the password, and only the authenticated user can use it. In the user name display area 111, the user name of the authenticated user is displayed. In the notification display area 112, when there is a notification, the number of messages is displayed, and when selected, a message list described later is displayed.

  The mode designation area 113 is an area for designating mode switching of the screen, and can be selected from a normal mode, an inventory management mode, and a registration mode. When the registration mode is selected, a food registration screen 100 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed. When the normal mode is selected, a consumption status screen (FIG. 11) described later is displayed. When the stock management mode is selected, a later-described consumption status update screen (FIG. 12) is displayed.

  The content section 120 of the food registration screen 100 includes a photo registration area 121, a product name registration area 122, a purchase date registration area 123, a consumption status selection area 124, and a registration button 125.

  The photo registration area 121 is an area for registering a food image. When the photo registration area 121 is selected, a screen for selecting an image is displayed, and the user can select an image from the captured images. When the user selects an image, the selected image is displayed in the photo registration area 121.

  The product name registration area 122 is an area for registering the name of the food. The purchase date registration area 123 is an area for registering the purchase date of the food. The name of the food and the date of purchase are mandatory registration items. The food image is an optional registration item.

  The consumption status selection area 124 is an area for specifying the remaining amount of food. When the consumption status selection area 124 is selected, for example, the remaining amount of food is selectively designated as “unused”, “remaining 3/4”, “remaining 1/2”, “remaining 1/4”. It is displayed as possible, and the specified remaining amount is displayed. The initial state of the consumption status selection area 124 is “unused”.

  The registration button 125 is a button for specifying registration.

  The user inputs the image, the name of the food, the purchase date, the expiration date, and the consumption status of the food to be managed by the food management service on the food registration screen 100, and selects the registration button 125.

  The purchase specifying unit 40 specifies the name of the food and the purchaser based on the information registered on the food registration screen 100. The purchase specifying unit 40 stores the name of the food registered on the food registration screen 100, the product code, the sale date, the user ID of the registered user, and the consumption status in the purchase product log information 33 as the date on which the update date was processed. register.

  The attribute specifying unit 41 specifies various attributes related to the user. For example, the attribute specifying unit 41 specifies a tendency to consume food or an interest in cooking as a user attribute. For example, the attribute specifying unit 41 displays a questionnaire on the tendency to consume food or interest in cooking on a screen, and specifies the tendency to consume food or interest in cooking from the result of the questionnaire. In addition, the method of specifying the tendency of the user to consume the food or the interest in cooking is not limited to this, and may be any method. For example, the attribute specifying unit 41 may specify the tendency to consume the food based on how many days the purchased ingredients are consumed. Further, for example, the attribute specifying unit 41 may specify the user attribute from the user's purchase history of the product, the user's Web browsing history, or the user's SNS (social networking service) history. For example, a user who has a high interest in cooking may have a high interest in ingredients and seasonings, and may purchase specific ingredients and seasonings. Therefore, the attribute specifying unit 41 may associate the degree of interest in cooking with the ingredients and seasonings, and obtain the degree of interest in cooking from the purchased ingredients and seasonings. In addition, a user who has a high interest in cooking frequently refers to a cooking recipe, and may also refer to a cooking recipe that is troublesome. Therefore, the attribute specifying unit 41 may associate the number of times the recipe has been viewed on the site or the degree of interest in the dish with the recipe dish, and obtain the degree of interest in the dish from the referenced recipe. In addition, a user who has a high interest in cooking may write or write a picture related to cooking on his or her SNS, or create a link. Therefore, the attribute specifying unit 41 may obtain the degree of interest in cooking from the photograph, writing, or link registered in the SNS of the user. In addition, for example, for each age group, gender, and family structure, information about general food consumption tendency and interest in cooking is stored, and the attribute specifying unit 41 stores the user's age group, gender, and family structure. The tendency to consume the corresponding food or the degree of interest in cooking may be specified.

  The attribute specifying unit 41 sets the user's consumption tendency to a standard value of 1.0 in the range of 0 to 2.0, a smaller value as the food tends to be consumed earlier, and a smaller value as the food tends to be consumed later. It is registered in the user attribute information 31 as a large value. In addition, the attribute specifying unit 41 registers the interest in the dish in the user attribute information 31 as a standard value of 50 in the range of 0 to 100, a smaller value as the interest in the dish is lower, and a larger value as the interest in the dish is higher. . The attribute specifying unit 41 is an example of a second specifying unit.

  The transmitting unit 42 determines information on the method of storing the food registered in the purchased product log information 33 according to the attribute of the user, and transmits the information to the user. For example, the transmission unit 42 extracts, at a predetermined timing, a record in which the item of the proposed storage method is not registered, from the foods registered in the purchased product log information 33. The predetermined timing may be a predetermined time (for example, generally at 4:00 pm before the user performs shopping), or may be a timing at regular intervals. The predetermined timing may be set individually for each user, such as a timing at which a request is received from a user or a time designated by the user. When the timing is individually set for each user, the transmitting unit 42 extracts, from the purchased product log information 33, a record in which the item of the user's proposal storage method that has become the processing timing is not registered.

  The transmitting unit 42 specifies the consumption tendency of the user of the user ID of the extracted record and the degree of interest in cooking from the user attribute information 31. Further, the transmission unit 42 extracts the storage method corresponding to the food of the extracted record from the storage method information 32. For example, when the product code is registered in the extracted record, the transmission unit 42 extracts the record of the storage method from the storage method information 32 using the product code. When the product code is not registered in the extracted record, the transmission unit 42 reads a record of the storage method whose standard name partially matches the product name from the storage method information 32. For example, the product name “Aichi cabbage” in the purchased product log information 33 shown in FIG. 6 partially matches the standard name “cabbage” in the storage method information 32 shown in FIG. In this case, each record of the storage method of the standard name “cabbage” is extracted.

  The transmitting unit 42 specifies, for each user, a storage method corresponding to the attribute of the user. For example, the transmitting unit 42 specifies, among the extracted storage methods, a storage method that is equal to or more than the value of the user's consumption tendency in the user attribute information 31 and equal to or less than the value of interest in cooking. If a storage method that satisfies the condition is not specified, for example, the transmission unit 42 specifies a storage method with the lowest value of interest in cooking from among the extracted storage methods. On the other hand, when a plurality of storage methods are specified, to propose one storage method, for example, the transmission unit 42 sets the value of the consumption tendency of the user to the value indicating the consumption tendency among the specified storage methods. Identifies the highest storage method.

  The transmitting unit 42 transmits a message indicating the procedure of the storage method for the specified storage method to the address associated with the user. Alternatively, a message is displayed on the screen of the terminal used by the user.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen on which a message has been transmitted. The screen 150 has a header section 110 and a content section 120. In the notification display area 112 of the header section 110 of the screen 150, a message indicating that there is one message is displayed, and a message list 160 is displayed by selecting the message. In the example of FIG. 8, the message list 160 indicates that there is a message about the cabbage storage method. On the screen 150, when a message in the message list 160 is selected, the details of the message are displayed.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of details of a message. In the example of FIG. 9A, as a cabbage storage method, a message showing a detailed procedure of the preservation method 1 after pretreatment is stored. For example, if the value of the user's consumption tendency is “1.4” and the value of interest in cooking is “70”, the details of the message in FIG. 9A are displayed as the cabbage storage method.

  FIG. 9B is a diagram showing another example of the details of the message. In the example of FIG. 9B, as a cabbage storage method, a message indicating a detailed procedure of the storage method of post-preparation refrigerated storage 2 is shown. For example, when the value of the user's consumption tendency is “1.8” and the value of interest in cooking is “80”, the details of the message in FIG. 9B are displayed as the cabbage storage method.

  The transmitting unit 42 registers the number of the proposed storage method in the item of the proposed storage method of the extracted record of the purchased product log information 33.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of updating the storage method information. For example, when the transmitting unit 42 transmits the preservation method of the refrigerated storage 1 after the preprocessing of the number 3 for the cabbage produced in Aichi prefecture, as shown in FIGS. The number “3” is registered in the item of the proposal storage method of the record of “1”.

  The providing unit 43 provides various information related to the registered food in response to a request from the user terminal 13. For example, in response to a request from the user terminal 13, the providing unit 43 sends, to the request source, screen information of a consumption status screen displaying the registered food consumption status or a consumption status update screen for updating the food consumption status. The request is transmitted to cause the request source to display the consumption status screen or the consumption status update screen.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of the consumption status screen. The consumption status screen 200 has a header section 110 and a content section 120. The consumption status screen 200 is displayed when the registration mode is selected.

  In the content section 120 of the consumption status screen 200, an area 210 for each registered food is provided. In the area 210, the expiration date, the purchase date, the image of the food, the product name, the number of days elapsed since the purchase, and the consumption status are displayed. As the expiration date, a date that has passed the number of days of the standard expiration date in the proposed storage method from the purchase date is presented.

  The user can grasp the current consumption status of the food and the expiration date on the consumption status screen 200.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the consumption status update screen. The consumption status update screen 250 has a header section 110 and a content section 120. The consumption status update screen 250 is displayed when the inventory management mode is selected.

  The content section 120 of the consumption status update screen 250 includes an area 260 for each registered food. In the area 260, the expiration date, the purchase date, the image of the food, and the product name are displayed. In the area 260, a consumption status selection area 261 is provided. The consumption status selection area 261 is an area for specifying the remaining amount of food. The consumption status selection area 261 displays the current remaining amount of food on the data as an initial state. When the consumption status selection area 261 is selected, for example, “unused”, “remaining 3/4”, “remaining 1/2”, “remaining 1/4”, “0 (none)” are displayed. The remaining amount is selectively displayed, and the specified remaining amount is displayed. Note that the consumption status selection area 261 may be displayed so that a remaining amount that is less than or equal to the current remaining amount of food on the data can be selectively specified.

  The user updates the consumption status of the consumed food on the consumption status update screen 250.

  The obtaining unit 44 obtains the consumption status of the food to which the information regarding the storage method has been transmitted. For example, the acquisition unit 44 acquires the food consumption status based on the information registered on the consumption status update screen 250. The acquiring unit 44 updates the consumption status of the purchased product log information 33 to the updated consumption status and updates the update date to the current date for the food whose consumption status has been updated.

  For example, when the user updates the consumption status on February 13, 2016 to “0” for lettuce produced in Nagano Prefecture and “１ ／” for tomatoes as shown in FIG. The consumption status and the update date are updated as shown.

  The determination unit 45 determines from the consumption status of each food stored in the purchased product log information 33 whether or not the food can be consumed within the storage period of the transmitted storage method. For example, the determination unit 45 reads the remaining amount stored in the consumption status for each product whose consumption status is other than 0 (“none”) stored in the purchased product log information 33. In addition, the determination unit 45 obtains, from the storage method information 32, a standard expiration date in each proposed storage method for each product whose consumption status is other than 0. In addition, the determination unit 45 obtains the number of days elapsed from the purchase date for each product whose consumption status is other than 0. Then, the determination unit 45 calculates the ratio of the number of days elapsed from the purchase date to the standard expiration date, and if the remaining amount is greater than the ratio by a predetermined amount (for example, 30%), determines that the food cannot be consumed within the storage period. The method of determining whether the food can be consumed within the storage period is not limited to this. Any method may be used as long as the food cannot be consumed within the storage period and the remaining can be determined. For example, even if a predetermined ratio (for example, 2/3) of the storage expiration date has passed, the determination unit 45 determines that the food is to be stored within the storage expiration date if the remaining amount is greater than the ratio of the number of days elapsed from the purchase date to the standard expiration date. It may be determined that it cannot be consumed.

  When the food cannot be consumed within the storage period, the transmission unit 42 transmits information on the storage method with a long storage period to the purchaser. For example, if there is a storage method with a longer storage period that is equal to or more than the value of the user's consumption tendency in the user attribute information 31 and equal to or less than the value of interest in cooking, the transmission unit 42 may set the storage period to be longer. Send long storage information to buyers. On the other hand, when there is no storage method that satisfies the condition, the transmission unit 42 transmits information on the storage method with the next longer storage term to the purchaser. Note that the storage method information 32 stores the number of a storage method that can be changed for each storage method, and the transmitting unit 42 determines, among the storage methods that can be changed from the current storage method, the storage method that has a longer storage time limit. May be transmitted to the purchaser. The transmission unit 42 updates the item of the proposed storage method of the record of the food item determined that the food cannot be consumed within the storage time limit of the purchased product log information 33 to the number of the proposed storage method.

  Thereby, when there is a possibility that the food cannot be consumed within the storage expiration date, the storage method can be changed to a storage method with a longer storage expiration date, so that it is possible to support reduction of food destruction.

[Processing flow]
Next, a flow of a specific process in which the storage method proposal device 11 according to the present embodiment specifies a food and a purchaser from the sales information uploaded from the sales management system 12 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the procedure of the specifying process. This specifying process is executed at a predetermined timing, for example, a timing at which the sales information is received, or a timing at which the sales information is temporarily stored and a predetermined time is reached.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the purchase specifying unit 40 reads one record of the uploaded sales information (S10). The purchase specifying unit 40 registers the name of the food in the read record, the product code, the sale date, and the user ID of the purchaser in the purchase product log information 33 as the date on which the update date was processed and the consumption status as unused. (S11).

  The purchase specifying unit 40 determines whether reading of all the records of the uploaded sales information is completed (S12). If reading of all records has not been completed (No at S12), the process proceeds to S10. On the other hand, when the reading of all the records has been completed (Yes at S12), the process ends.

  Next, a flow of a storage method proposal process in which the storage method proposal device 11 according to the present embodiment proposes a food storage method will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a procedure of a storage method proposal process. The storage method proposal process is executed at a predetermined timing, for example, at a predetermined time, at regular time intervals, or at a time when a request is received from a user.

  The transmission unit 42 extracts a record in which the item of the proposal storage method is not registered from among the foods registered in the purchased product log information 33 (S20). The transmitting unit 42 specifies the tendency of consumption of the user of the user ID of the extracted record and the degree of interest in cooking from the user attribute information 31 (S21).

  The transmitting unit 42 extracts the storage method corresponding to the food from the extracted record from the storage method information 32 (S22). For example, when the product code is registered in the extracted record, the transmission unit 42 extracts the record of the storage method from the storage method information 32 using the product code. When the product code is not registered in the extracted record, the transmission unit 42 reads the storage method record from the storage method information 32 whose standard name partially matches the product name.

  The transmission unit 42 specifies, for each user, a storage method corresponding to the attribute of the user (S23). For example, the transmitting unit 42 specifies, among the extracted storage methods, a storage method that is equal to or more than the value of the user's consumption tendency in the user attribute information 31 and equal to or less than the value of interest in cooking. When the storage method that satisfies the condition is not specified, for example, the transmitting unit 42 specifies the storage method with the lowest value of interest in cooking among the extracted storage methods. On the other hand, when a plurality of storage methods are specified, to propose one storage method, for example, the transmission unit 42 sets the value of the consumption tendency of the user to the value indicating the consumption tendency among the specified storage methods. Identifies the highest storage method.

  The transmitting unit 42 transmits a message indicating the procedure of the storage method for the specified storage method to the address associated with the user (S24), and ends the process.

[effect]
As described above, the storage method proposal device 11 according to the present embodiment specifies a food and a purchaser. The storage method proposal device 11 specifies the attribute of the specified purchaser. The storage method proposal device 11 transmits the information on the storage method for the specified food item to the purchaser with different information according to the attribute of the specified purchaser. Thereby, the preservation method proposing apparatus 11 can assist the purchaser in knowing the preservation method according to the purchaser's attribute with respect to the food, so that it is possible to assist in reducing the disposal of the food.

  In addition, the storage method proposal device 11 according to the present embodiment specifies whether or not the food tends to be consumed immediately as an attribute of the purchaser. If the attribute of the purchaser does not tend to consume the food immediately, the storage method proposal device 11 selects and transmits a storage method suitable for long-term storage from among a plurality of storage methods related to the food. Thereby, when the purchaser does not tend to consume the food immediately, the storage method suggesting apparatus 11 can store the food for a long period of time, and thus can assist in reducing the disposal of the food.

  Further, the storage method proposal device 11 according to the present embodiment specifies whether or not the interest in cooking is great as the attribute of the purchaser. When the purchaser's attribute is that he / she is interested in cooking, the storage method suggestion apparatus 11 selects and transmits a storage method to be stored after the preparation from among a plurality of storage methods for food. Accordingly, when the purchaser has a great interest in cooking, the preservation method proposing apparatus 11 can propose a preservation method for preserving the food after the preprocessing, which is suitable for long-term preservation of the food, because the burden on the pretreatment is small.

  In addition, the storage method proposal device 11 according to the present embodiment acquires the consumption status of the food that has transmitted the information regarding the storage method. The storage method proposal device 11 determines whether or not the food can be consumed within the storage period of the transmitted storage method from the acquired consumption state of the food. If the food cannot be consumed within the storage period, the storage method proposal device 11 transmits information on the storage method with a long storage period to the purchaser. Accordingly, when the food cannot be consumed within the storage expiration date, the storage method proposal device 11 can change the storage method to a storage method with a longer storage expiration date, and thus can help reduce food destruction.

  In addition, the storage method proposal device 11 according to the present embodiment determines the purchaser's attribute from any of the purchaser's purchase history, the purchaser's Web browsing history, and the purchaser's social networking service history. Identify. As a result, the storage method proposal device 11 can accurately identify the purchaser's attribute because the purchaser's attribute easily appears in the food purchase history, the Web browsing history, and the social networking service history.

  [B] Second Embodiment Although the embodiments related to the disclosed apparatus have been described above, the disclosed technology may be implemented in various different forms other than the above-described embodiments. Therefore, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described below.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, a case in which a storage method is proposed using food as an example of a product is illustrated. However, it is not limited to these. The merchandise may be any as long as the expiration date suitable for consumption depends on the storage method. For example, as commodities, storage methods such as plants (including seeds, bulbs, etc.), cosmetics, medicines such as medicines, batteries, rubber products, smoke tubes, etc. may be proposed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the consumption status of the food that has transmitted the information on the preservation method is acquired, and when the food cannot be consumed within the preservation period, the information on the preservation method having a long preservation period is transmitted to the purchaser. . However, it is not limited to these. For example, the acquisition unit 44 acquires the consumption status of the food item that has transmitted the information on the storage method. When the product is not consumed and the same product is newly purchased, the transmission unit 42 transmits information on a storage method having a long storage term to the purchaser for the newly purchased product. With this, when the user purchases the same product by mistake, the newly purchased product can be stored with a longer storage period, so that it is possible to assist in reducing discarding of the product.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the storage method is stored in the storage method information 32 for each product is exemplified. However, it is not limited to these. For example, the storage method may be stored for each group in which the same storage method, such as root vegetables and leafy vegetables, is applicable.

  The storage method stored in the storage method information 32 is an example, and various other storage methods may be registered. For example, when vegetables and meat are preserved as refrigerated / closed and frozen / frozen after cooking, as the interest in cooking increases from small to large, refrigerated → closed and frozen → You may select frozen storage after cooking.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the tendency of consumption and the degree of interest in cooking are used as attributes is illustrated. However, it is not limited to these. Any attribute may be used as long as the attribute has an effect on the storage of the product.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where it is determined that the food cannot be consumed within the storage expiration date using the ratio of the number of days elapsed from the purchase date to the expiration date. However, it is not limited to these. For example, it may be determined that the food cannot be consumed within the storage expiration date by using the estimated consumption days or the ratio of the number of days elapsed from the purchase date to the expiration date as an estimation of consumption. Alternatively, it may be determined that the food cannot be consumed within the storage period by using the ratio of the number of days elapsed from the date when consumption is started (the date when the consumption status is updated for the first time since unused). The consumption status screen 200 and the consumption status update screen 250 may display the number of days elapsed since the start of consumption and the consumption expiration date.

  In addition, when the storage method proposing device 11 detects a food item whose expiration date or the estimated consumption date is approaching, the user may propose a menu (recipe) that the user can cook with the food item held at that time. When detecting the food whose expiration date is imminent, the storage method suggestion apparatus 11 may propose a menu that can be cooked within the number of foods set in advance by the user in addition to the food held by the user.

  Each component of each device illustrated is a functional concept, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific state of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the drawing, and all or a part of it is functionally or physically distributed or Can be integrated and configured. For example, the processing units of the purchase specifying unit 40, the attribute specifying unit 41, the transmitting unit 42, the providing unit 43, the obtaining unit 44, and the determining unit 45 may be appropriately integrated. Further, the processing of each processing unit may be appropriately separated into the processing of a plurality of processing units. Further, all or any part of each processing function performed by each processing unit may be realized by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic. .

[Preservation method proposal program]
The various processes described in the above embodiments can also be realized by executing a prepared program on a computer system such as a personal computer or a workstation. Therefore, an example of a computer system that executes a storage method proposal program that supports operation will be described below. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a computer that executes a storage method proposal program.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the computer 400 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 410, a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 420, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 440. These units 400 to 440 are connected via a bus 500.

  The HDD 420 stores in advance a storage method proposal program 420A that performs the same functions as the above-described purchase specifying unit 40, attribute specifying unit 41, transmitting unit 42, providing unit 43, obtaining unit 44, and determining unit 45. Note that the storage method proposal program 420A may be appropriately separated.

  The HDD 420 stores various information. For example, similarly to the storage unit 21, the HDD 420 stores an OS and various data used for assisting operation.

  Then, the CPU 410 reads the storage method proposal program 420A from the HDD 420 and executes the same, thereby performing the same operation as each processing unit of the embodiment. That is, the storage method proposal program 420A performs the same operation as the purchase specifying unit 40, the attribute specifying unit 41, the transmitting unit 42, the providing unit 43, the obtaining unit 44, and the determining unit 45.

  Note that the storage method proposal program 420A does not necessarily need to be stored in the HDD 420 from the beginning. Further, for example, the storage method proposal program 420A may be stored in a “portable physical medium” such as a flexible disk (FD), a CD-ROM, a DVD disk, a magneto-optical disk, or an IC card inserted into the computer 400. Good. Then, the computer 400 may read out the program from these and execute it.

  Further, the program is stored in “another computer (or server)” connected to the computer 400 via a public line, the Internet, a LAN, a WAN, or the like. Then, the computer 400 may read out the program from these and execute it.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 System 11 Storage method proposal apparatus 12 Sales management system 13 User terminal 14 Retail store 20 Communication unit 21 Storage unit 22 Control unit 30 User information 31 User attribute information 32 Storage method information 33 Purchased product log information 40 Purchase identification unit 41 Attribute identification unit 42 transmitting unit 43 providing unit 44 acquiring unit 45 determining unit

Claims (8)

A first specifying unit that specifies a product and a purchaser;
A second specifying unit that specifies the attribute of the purchaser specified by the first specifying unit;
The information on the storage method for the product specified by the first specifying unit is changed according to the attribute of the purchaser specified by the second specifying unit and transmitted to an address associated with the purchaser. A transmission unit;
A storage method proposal device characterized by having: The second specifying unit specifies, as the attribute of the purchaser, whether or not there is a tendency to immediately consume the product,
When the attribute of the purchaser does not tend to immediately consume the product, the transmitting unit selects and transmits a storage method suitable for long-term storage from among a plurality of storage methods related to the product. The storage method proposal device according to claim 1. The product is a food,
The second specification unit specifies, as the attribute of the purchaser, whether or not interest in cooking is great,
The transmission unit, when the purchaser's attribute is of great interest in cooking, selects and transmits a storage method to be stored after preparation, from among a plurality of storage methods for the product. The storage method proposal device according to 1. An acquisition unit that acquires the consumption status of the product that has transmitted the information on the storage method by the transmission unit,
A determination unit configured to determine whether the product can be consumed within a storage time limit in a storage method transmitted by the transmission unit, from a consumption state of the product acquired by the acquisition unit,
The storage method proposal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein, when the product cannot be consumed within the storage time limit, the transmission unit transmits information on a storage method with a long storage time limit. An acquisition unit that acquires the consumption status of the product that has transmitted the information on the storage method by the transmission unit,
The transmission unit, when the product is not consumed and the same product is newly purchased, transmits information on a storage method having a long storage term for the newly purchased product. Item 5. The storage method proposal device according to any one of Items 1 to 4. The second specifying unit specifies the attribute of the purchaser from any one of a purchase history of the purchaser's product, a browsing history of the purchaser's Web, and a history of the social networking service of the purchaser. The storage method proposal device according to claim 1, wherein: Identify products and buyers,
Identify the attributes of the identified buyer,
And causing the computer to execute a process of transmitting information to the address associated with the purchaser by making information relating to the storage method of the specified product different according to the attribute of the purchaser. Saving method proposal program. Identify products and buyers,
Identify the attributes of the identified buyer,
The computer executes a process of making information relating to a storage method of the specified product different according to the attribute of the specified purchaser and transmitting the information to an address associated with the purchaser. Saving method proposal method.

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