JP2002108970A - Plant cultivation and cultivation system and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a plant cultivation and cultivation system capable of obtaining pleasure of cultivating a plant without the cultivation environment of the plant or the time for performing the cultivation treatment. SOLUTION: An application receiving means for receiving an application for plant cultivation from a user terminal of a user via a network,
The section registration means for registering the cultivation section where the applied plant cultivation is performed for each user, the entrustment form receiving means for accepting the entrusted form of the applied plant cultivation from the user via the network, and the accepted entrustment form Cultivation treatment arrangement means for arranging the cultivation treatment to assist the growth of the plant in response to the plants in the corresponding cultivation section.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plant cultivation and cultivation system and a recording medium which are useful for a plant cultivation and cultivation service for renting a part of a cultivation area as a plant cultivation section to a requestor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There are many plant enthusiasts who enjoy cultivating plants and watching the growth process of the plants and enjoy the flowering of the plants.

[0003] Even such plant lovers say that they cannot give up an environment for plant cultivation due to a residential environment such as a narrow veranda at home or poor sunshine, and give up plant cultivation. At present, there are not a few cases.

[0004] On the other hand, some enthusiasts are enthusiastic about renting a plant cultivation place away from home and cultivating them.

[0005]

However, cultivation of plants is quite troublesome, for example, it is necessary to carry out daily irrigation without fail, and also to apply fertilizer and pest control at an appropriate time. Therefore, except for those who live near the cultivation field and those who have a lot of relatively free time, ordinary enthusiasts go to the cultivation field away from home every day to perform irrigation. Is quite difficult.

[0006] For this reason, many people cannot enjoy pleasure such as cultivation or observing the growing condition of plants.

[0007] The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a plant cultivation and cultivation system and a recording system that can enjoy the cultivation of a plant without the cultivation environment of the plant or the time for performing the cultivation treatment. It is intended to provide a medium.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an application receiving means (for example, steps S10, S10) for receiving an application for plant cultivation from a user terminal of a user.
11) and a section registration means (for example, step S1) for registering a cultivation section in which the requested plant cultivation is performed for each user.
4 to S16) and a consignment form receiving means (for example, step S
10, S11), and cultivation processing arrangement means (for example, step S16) for arranging cultivation processing to assist plant growth in accordance with the received consignment form so as to be performed on plants in the corresponding cultivation section. It is a plant cultivation and cultivation system characterized by the following.

[0009] The application accepting means and the entrustment form accepting means may accept the application or entrustment form via a network, or may be, for example, a form other than a method via a network using mail, telephone, facsimile transmission, or the like. Application and commission form may be accepted.

[0010] According to such a means, the user can register the cultivation section in which his / her own plant is cultivated, and cultivate the plant there. Furthermore, it is possible to select the cultivation form of cultivation according to the user, and the selected contract form will arrange, for example, cultivation processing in a range that the user cannot do, so that the user is engaged in cultivation in the possible range. Only by cultivating plants, you can enjoy plant cultivation.

Preferably, a cultivation apparatus (for example, a cultivation robot 4) for performing a cultivation process and a collection process for assisting plant growth.
0), and the cultivation apparatus may be configured to perform the processing arranged by the cultivation processing arrangement means on the plants in the corresponding cultivation section.

[0012] More specifically, the entrustment form accepted by the entrustment form accepting means includes a full entrustment form in which all processing related to cultivation is entrusted (for example, a full entrustment course), and a partial entrustment form in which only part of the processing is entrusted. It is preferable to include a non-consignment mode (for example, a self-cultivation course) in which the processing is not entrusted (for example, a weekend course). By such a commissioned form, for example, a user who is far from the cultivation site and cannot easily water, or a user who has no free time and can only go to the cultivation site, It is possible to cultivate plants in various forms according to the situation of each user such as a user who can go to a place.

Further, the plant cultivation and cultivation system of the present invention comprises:
An application accepting unit (for example, steps S10 and S11) for receiving an application for plant cultivation by a user; a section registering unit (for example, steps S14 and S15) for registering a cultivation section in which the applied plant cultivation is performed for each user; A storage means (for example, the storage device 13 of the vegetable garden server 10 or the storage device 48 of the cultivation robot 40) for storing information on the status of plant growth in the registered cultivation section, and the use in response to a user request for plant growth observation. A cultivation status providing means (for example, steps S24 to S29) for retrieving information on the cultivation status of the plant in the cultivation section where the plant cultivation of the user is performed from the storage means and providing the information to the user.

The application receiving means and the training status providing means may receive the application and provide (transmit) the training status via a network, or may use, for example, mail, telephone, FAX transmission, or the like. The application may be accepted and the training status may be provided in a form other than via a network.

According to such a means, a user can register a cultivation section in which his or her own plant is cultivated, and cultivate the plant there. Further, it is possible to acquire information on the growing status of the plant there while staying away. That is, even when it is not possible to go to the cultivation field, or even without going at all, for example, it is possible to observe the cultivation of own plants while at home, thereby enjoying the real thrill of plant cultivation. I can do it.

Preferably, a delivery receiving means (for example, step S30) for receiving a plant delivery request from the user via, for example, a network, and a plant collected from a cultivation section of the user who has been requested based on the delivery request. Delivery arrangement means (for example, step S31) for arranging the delivery so as to deliver to the user. By such means, the user can actually pick up his own plant, which has been observing the breeding situation, and thereby enjoy the real thrill of plant cultivation.

Specifically, the information on the breeding status of the plant transmitted by the breeding status providing means is digital image information obtained by photographing the plant or the cultivation section where the plant is cultivated by the photographing means.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a plant cultivation and cultivation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The plant cultivation and cultivation system according to this embodiment divides the cultivation area in the vegetable garden center 20 into a plurality of sections,
It is used to provide a plant cultivation and cultivation service that lends each section to an applicant, and is installed in a vegetable garden server 10 operated by a service provider and, for example, a plant sales department 21 of a vegetable garden center 20 and a distribution center 22 to sell plants. It is composed of a management computer that manages processing and delivery processing, and a user terminal such as a personal computer owned by a user at home or the like.

The vegetable garden center 20 has a plant sales department 21 involved in the sale of plants, a delivery center 22 for delivering plants to customers, a cultivation robot 40 for performing plant cultivation processing, and lending to applicants. Area 23 as a cultivation area including a plurality of cultivation areas.
In the plant sales department, processing of sending out plants to customers who sell plants by artificial work, processing of receiving invoices and transfer papers etc., and processing of sending receipts to customers At the delivery center, the processing of packing the plants and sending the plants to the customer side using so-called Takkyubin (registered trademark) is performed. The processing of sending out these plants and the processing relating to the fees are managed by, for example, a management computer, and the management computer uses the processing contents, necessary data (e.g., the address of the destination of the documents and the delivery destination of the plants), and the management data (processing). Are output as a list, and the operator performs unprocessed processing according to the list. Then, when the processing is completed, the work item is checked in the check item in the work list.

The vegetable garden server 10 is a server computer that is always connected to a network NET such as the Internet. Users who want to use the service and users who receive the service use the user terminal 30 such as a personal computer. It is possible to freely connect to the vegetable garden server 10 via the network NET. Further, the vegetable garden server 10, the management computer of the vegetable garden center 20, and the cultivation robot 40 are connected via a wired or wireless communication line so that data can be mutually transmitted and received.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the vegetable garden server 10.

The vegetable garden server 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11 for controlling the entire apparatus and a CPU 1
A RAM (Random Access Memory) 12 for providing a memory space for developing programs and data, and a CP 1
A storage device 13 for storing programs and data to be executed by the U11 and a database used for the plant cultivation and cultivation service, and an input unit 15 including an external input device such as a pointing device such as a mouse or a keyboard. A display unit 16 comprising a display device capable of external display output such as a display; a print unit 17 capable of external print output such as a printer; a transmission control unit 18 for performing protocol control of data communication via the Internet. Be composed.

The storage device 13 includes a magnetic or optical recording medium or a recording medium 14 such as a semiconductor memory readable by a CPU. The recording medium 14 includes a portable medium such as a CD-ROM and a fixed medium such as a hard disk. Further, the program, data, and the like stored in the recording medium 14 may be partially or wholly received from another server or client from the transmission control unit 18 via a transmission medium such as a network line. The recording medium 14 may be a recording medium of another server constructed on a network. Further, the program may be transmitted to another server or client via a transmission medium such as a network line and installed in these devices.

The user terminal 30 is a personal computer or the like configured to transmit and receive data via the network NET. The components of the user terminal 30 are the same as those of the vegetable garden server shown in FIG. . The storage device of the user terminal 30 stores software, such as so-called browser software, for expanding and browsing a data file published on a server computer on the network NET in a predetermined format. It is possible to receive and browse the data file published by the user terminal 30 of the user, and to transmit data of a predetermined item from the user terminal 30 to the vegetable garden server 10 side.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the cultivation robot.

The cultivation robot 40 performs cultivation processing such as irrigation, weed removal, and injection of fertilizers and pest control chemicals in the section area 23 of the vegetable garden center 20, This is a robot device that automatically performs photographing and sampling based on electrical control signals.

The cultivation robot 40 includes a storage means such as a flash memory in which a control program and control data are stored, and a CPU (Central Processing) which controls the entire apparatus according to the control program and control data.
Unit) 41, a watering device 42 for watering a set amount from a predetermined watering port, a scissor for collecting plants, a driving device for moving the scissors, and a transport device for moving the position of the scissors within a predetermined range and cutting. Plant collecting device 43 including a loading platform 44 for receiving the plant, a moving device 45 for moving the entire device so as to be able to rotate all over the divided area 23, and a section for detecting an identification label provided in each cultivation section of the divided area 23. A sensor 46, a photographing camera 47 having image pickup means such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and photographing the growing state of the plant or detecting the position of the plant when collecting the plant, a photographed plant or cultivation section Storage means 48 in which the image data is stored and an image database is constructed,
A transmission control unit 49 for performing protocol control of data communication and the like are provided.

Next, the operation of the plant cultivation and cultivation system configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to flowcharts executed by the vegetable garden server 10 and the cultivation robot 40.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show flowcharts of the access processing executed by the vegetable garden server 10, and FIGS.
FIG. 9 shows an image diagram of a display page transmitted to the user in this flowchart, and FIG. 9 shows a chart of a plurality of databases constructed in the storage device of the vegetable garden server. 4 and 5 are described in instruction codes readable by the CPU 11 and stored in the recording medium 14. Also,
This program can be transmitted to the vegetable garden server 10 via a transmission medium such as a network line in the form of a program code.

The access processing shown in FIG.
The processing is started when the user terminal 30 accesses the vegetable garden server 10 via T. When there is an access from the user terminal 30, first in step S1, FIG.
The process of transmitting the top page data of (a) to the user terminal 30 is performed, and the process proceeds to step S2.

The data of each page sent to the user terminal 30 includes display data for displaying characters and images in a predetermined format on the display device of the user terminal 30 and links to these display data for shifting to another page. And the command data for transmitting data such as characters input by the user to the vegetable garden server 10. Then, when the user selects a display character or display image using the input unit 15 and performs an instruction operation, the user can selectively shift to another page linked to the display character or display image, or input a character in the input field. By inputting and executing the transmission command, the character data can be transmitted to the vegetable garden server 10.

In the top page of FIG. 6A, a sales page for supporting the sale of plants, a contract page for a user to contract a cultivation and cultivation service for renting a cultivation section and cultivating his or her own plant, and a cultivation and cultivation service. The user can select to shift to any of the observation menu pages for performing plant observation and delivery request.

In step S2, it is confirmed whether or not the data of the selection number selected by the user on the top page has been received. If no data has been received, the reception confirmation processing in step S2 is repeated. Branch processing is performed based on the data of. That is, if the sales page is selected with the selection number "1", the process proceeds to step S3. If the vegetable garden contract is selected at "2", the process proceeds to step S10. If the observation / delivery is selected at "3", the process proceeds to step S3. The process moves to step S17.

As a result, when the process proceeds to step S3, the data of the sales plant page shown in FIG. 6B is transmitted to the user terminal 30 in this step, and the process proceeds to step S4. FIG.
On the sales plant page of (b), the display of the genre and the type of the plant, the display of an input box for inputting the number of the desired plant from these plants, and the request for plant transmission or plant cultivation are desired. A link is displayed to select the desired request content.

In step S4, the process waits for reception of the number of the desired plant and the desired request content from the user terminal 30, and if received, performs branching processing according to the desired request content in step S5. If it is a vegetable garden, the process proceeds to step S6 where a vegetable garden contract is made.

As a result, the request is sent to step S6.
Then, the data of the sending application page of FIG. 6C is transmitted in this step. The sending application page displays the name and payment amount of the target plant to be sent, and input fields for inputting customer data such as the address and address of the destination and the card number of the credit card to be paid.

Thereafter, the application contents data entered in the input fields are sequentially received (step S7), and the application contents data is registered in the sales arrangement database (step S7).
8) A process of setting the corresponding arrangement flag in the sales arrangement database to "0" indicating that the item has not been sent (step S9) is performed, and the process returns to step S1.

This sales arrangement database is shown in FIG.
Are stored in the storage device 13 of the vegetable garden server 10. The content of each field of the data record registered in the sales arrangement database reflects the "plant number", "destination", "amount", "payment credit card number", and the status of the sending process indicating the type of plant to be sent. "Arrangement flag".

Next, a case where the user selects the vegetable garden contract page in the branch processing of step S2 or step S5 and shifts to step S10 will be described.

At step S10, first, FIG.
The data of the vegetable garden contract page of (d) is transmitted to the user terminal 30. This vegetable garden contract page displays the contract course for selecting the form of contract of plant cultivation, the input field for inputting the form of contract to be selected, the contract period, the type of plant to be cultivated, and the area rented by the cultivation section Is displayed. Then, in the next step S11, the system waits for the data of the contract content input to the vegetable garden contract page to be sent from the user, and receives the content.

The contract course showing the above-mentioned cultivation consignment form includes a full-consignment course as a full-consignment form in which the cultivation treatment such as irrigation, weed removal, administration of fertilizers and pesticides is completely entrusted to the service provider side. There are a Saturday and Sunday course as a partly commissioned form in which cultivation processing is performed only on Saturdays and Sundays and other days are entrusted to a service provider, and a self-cultivation course as an unconsigned form in which cultivation processing is performed entirely by themselves.

That is, the above steps S10 and S11
Functions as an application receiving means for receiving an application for plant cultivation by the user, and among them, the processing for receiving data for selecting a contract course and the result of the selection functions as a commission form receiving means.

When the vegetable garden contract page data is received, the process proceeds to step S12, in which the user is requested to input information (eg, name, mail address, credit card number, address, etc.) in this step. The user registration page is transmitted, and in the next step S13, the data of the registered content which is the user information input on the page is received. Then, control goes to a step S14.

In step S14, the section page data of FIG. 6E is transmitted to the user terminal 30. This parcel page is a page where the user selects the parcel of the cultivation area to lend to the user, and displays a plan view of the cultivation area divided by the parcel, and the rented parcels and the lendable parcels are displayed. The information is displayed in a distinguished manner by a hatching pattern or the like. Also,
An identification number is written in each section, and a user inputs an identification number of a desired section in an input field of a desired section number and transmits the section. Then, in the next step S15, the data of the desired section input on the section page is received from the user terminal 30, and the process proceeds to step S16.

In step S16, steps S11, S
Processing for registering, in the contract database, information on the vegetable garden contract in which the user rents the cultivation section and grows the user's plant based on the contract contents, the user registration contents, and the section number data received in steps S13 and S15, respectively. I do. That is, the registration of the section number data functions as a section registration unit that registers the cultivation section for each user.

The contract database is a database in which the data records shown in FIG. 9A are registered, and is constructed in the storage device 13 of the vegetable garden server 10. The contents of each field of the data record to be registered include, for example, “user name”, “user ID” for user identification, “contract course” indicating a trust form, “section number” indicating a cultivated section to be lent, "Contract period", "Plant" indicating the type of plant to grow, "Credit card number", "Email address"
And so on. The data record registered in the contract database allows the user, its cultivation section and request form to be confirmed.

That is, the user performs the steps S10 and S
By inputting predetermined items on the contract page and the user registration page transmitted in step 12, and selecting a desired section on the section page transmitted in step S14, the cultivation area of the vegetable garden center can be selected while staying at home. You can rent and start cultivation of the desired plant there. Further, FIG.
In the item of contract course selection on the contract page (d), a plant cultivation trust form suitable for the user can be selected.

Also, by registering the section number and the contract course selected by the user in the above-mentioned contract database, the cultivation robot automatically refers to these data by the cultivation robot actual operation processing described later, and The cultivation processing according to the contract course is performed on the plants in the cultivation section indicated by. That is, the arrangement of the cultivation process is completed by registering the section number and the contract course in the contract database, and the contract database and the step 16 of registering the data therein function as cultivation process arrangement means. ing.

Next, in the branching process of step S2, the user selects a page for observation / delivery, and step S17 (FIG. 5)
A description will be given of the case where the process has been shifted to.

When the process proceeds to step S17, FIG.
Is transmitted to the user terminal 30. This observation menu page is a page for observing the plants cultivated in the divided area 23 of the vegetable garden center 20 by image data, and a selection input for selecting whether the plant to be observed is own or another person. And a column for inputting a user ID required for observing the plant. Then, after waiting for transmission of these input data, the input data is received at step 18.

Next, in step S19, it is determined whether the data in the selection input column is for one's own or another person. If it is for one's own, the process proceeds to step S24, and if it is for another person, the process proceeds to step S20.

As a result, when it is determined that another person is observing the plant and the process proceeds to step S20, the process of transmitting the data of the cultivated plant list menu page sequentially displaying a list of cultivated plants cultivated in the vegetable garden center 20 in a selectable manner. (Step S20), a process of receiving data indicating a section desired to be observed selected on this page (Step S21), extracting image data of the corresponding section from the received data from a plant image database described later, and transmitting the image data to the user terminal 30. The transmitting process (Step S22) is performed, and Step S23 is performed.
Move to Then, in step S23, the user is made to select whether or not there is a desire to observe another section. If there is, the process returns to step S20 to execute the processing of steps S20 to S22 again. Return to

On the other hand, if it is determined in the determination processing of step S19 that it is the observation of the own plant and the process proceeds to step S24, first, in step S24, the contract database (FIG. 9)
From (a)), all data records having the corresponding user ID are extracted, and all data of the section number field is extracted from these data records.

In step S25, the image data of the cultivation section corresponding to the extracted image number data is extracted from a plant image database (described later) for the past several days, and then in step S26, these images are appropriately arranged. Thus, the data of one page of the observation record page is created. When there are a plurality of image number data extracted in step S24, for example, in the order of extraction, one of the image number data is processed in steps S25 and S26.
Is performed.

After one page of data has been created, it is determined in step S27 whether there is any image number data for which a page has not been created. If so, the flow returns to step S25 to perform the processing in steps S25 and S26 for that image number data. That is, by repeating the loop processing of steps S25 to S27, data of each page of the observation record page is created for all the image number data extracted in step S24.

After the data of each page of the observation record page is created, the data of each page is integrated in step S28 to create the data of the observation record page shown in FIG. 7B. Then, the page data is transmitted to the user terminal 30 in the next step S29. That is, the processing of steps S24 to S29 described above functions as a cultivation status providing unit that calls information on the cultivation status of the plant and transmits the information to the user via the network.

The observation record page transmitted here is displayed in a cascade display in which a plurality of pages are slightly shifted and overlapped so that one page is provided for each cultivation section borrowed by the user. By performing an instruction operation on a displayed portion using a pointing device or the like, the corresponding page is displayed at the top. On each of these pages, digital images of plants taken in the past several days in the corresponding cultivation section and arranged with the date are arranged. Further, at the bottom of the observation record page, there is provided an input field for inputting the number of the section where the plant to be delivered is cultivated when the user desires to deliver his or her own plant.

Then, in step S30, it is determined whether or not the delivery request data has been received from the user. If not, the process returns to the top page of step S1. Is registered in the delivery arrangement database, and the arrangement flag corresponding to the registered data is set to "0" indicating that the item has not been sent, and the process returns to step S1. That is, the input field for the delivery request on the observation record page and the receiving process in step S30 function as delivery receiving means, and the subsequent process in step S31 functions as delivery arranging means.

The delivery arrangement database in step S31 is a database in which the data records shown in FIG. 9D are registered, and is constructed in the storage device 13 of the vegetable garden server 10. The contents of each field of the data record registered in the delivery arrangement database are “section number” indicating the cultivation section where the plant to be sent is cultivated, and the data which is almost the same as the date and time when the user requested the delivery. The “registration date and time” of the list and the “arrangement flag” that reflects the status of the delivery processing are included.

That is, the user who has made the plant cultivation contract selects his / her own plant observation on the observation menu page transmitted in step S17, and inputs his / her own user ID. A recent situation can be observed with a digital image, and by inputting a delivery request, the plant can be delivered to a home or the like and enjoyed by picking it up.

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the server-side delivery processing executed by the vegetable garden server. A program for realizing each function shown in this flowchart is a CPU 11
Is written in a readable instruction code, and the recording medium 14
Is stored in This program can also be transmitted to the vegetable garden server 10 via a transmission medium such as a network line in the form of a program code.

The server-side delivery process is a batch process executed by the vegetable garden server 10 at preset time intervals (for example, 9:00 am and 1:00 pm). When the set time arrives, the server-side delivery process is started. First, in step S41, all data records whose order flag is "0" are extracted from the sales order database (FIG. 9B). In S42, the extracted data record is transmitted to the management computer of the plant sales department 21 of the vegetable garden center 20. If there are a plurality of extracted data records, they are transmitted to the management computer one record at a time.

In the plant sales department 21, the data record of this arrangement flag "0" is displayed on the management computer, and the worker performs the processing related to the dispatching and selling of plants by relying on this data record. Input items to be checked when processing is completed are set in the data record and displayed on the management computer. When the processing of this data record is completed, the worker checks the check input item of this processing completion and registers the completion of the processing. Then, when this processing completion is registered, the management computer notifies the vegetable garden server 10 of the completion of transmission.

After transmitting the data record to the management computer in step S42, the vegetable garden server 10 confirms in step S43 that a delivery completion notification has been received from the management computer in the sales department. In step S45, the order flag of the corresponding data record in the sales order database is set to "1" indicating that processing has been completed.

In step S45, it is determined whether or not there is a data record extracted in step S41 and not yet transmitted to the sales department. If there is, the process returns to step S42 to repeat steps S42 to S45 until the data record is lost. The process moves to the next step S46.

In step S46, all data records whose order flag is "0" are extracted from the delivery arrangement database (FIG. 9D), and in the next step S47, the delivery is performed for all the extracted data records. A request signal and a data signal indicating which section of the plant is to be delivered are transmitted to the cultivation robot 40.

Then, in step S48, it is checked whether or not data has been received until a completion signal indicating completion of all the delivery requests is received from the cultivation robot 40. If the data has been received, in step S49, all the data records previously extracted are checked. The arrangement flag is set to "1" indicating that the delivery has been completed, and the server-side delivery processing ends.

That is, after the contents of the plant sales and the contents of the delivery request requested by the user in the access processing of FIGS. 4 and 5 are registered as a data record in the sales arrangement database and the delivery arrangement database, FIG. The data record is transmitted to the plant sales department 21 and the cultivation robot 40 by the server-side delivery process, and the plant sale process and the delivery process requested by the user are actually performed.

FIG. 10 shows a flowchart of the cultivation robot actual operation process executed by the cultivation robot. The program that implements each function shown in this flowchart is C
The PU 41 is written in a readable instruction code, and the CPU 4
1 is stored in the recording medium. In addition, this program can be transmitted to the cultivation robot 40 via a transmission medium such as a network line in the form of a program code.

The cultivation robot actual operation process is a batch process executed by the cultivation robot 40 at preset time intervals (for example, 7:00 am and 3:00 pm). When the set time arrives, the server-side delivery process starts, and first,
In step S51, the contract database of the vegetable garden server 10 is accessed via a communication line, and one record is sequentially referred to from all the records of the database to move to the cultivation section indicated by the section number data of the record. .

Next, in step S52, the course data of the record referred to above is determined, and in step S53
If the course is entirely outsourced, the process branches to step S57, and if not, the process branches to step S54.
Then, if the above course is a weekend course, step S55
Otherwise (ie, the self-cultivation course), the process branches to step S56.

As a result of these branching processes, when the process proceeds to step S57 with full entrustment, watering and photographing are performed in the cultivation section moved in the step, and the process proceeds to the next step S58.

On the other hand, when the process shifts to step S55 in the Saturday and Sunday course, it is determined whether or not today's day of the week is Saturday and Sunday. If it is Saturday and Sunday, only photography is performed in step S56 and the process shifts to the next step S58. If not, watering and photographing are performed in step S57, and the next step S5
Move to 8.

When the process proceeds to step S56 in the self-cultivation course, only photographing is performed in this step, and the process proceeds to the next step S58.

In other words, by the processing of steps S52 to S57, the necessary cultivation processing is automatically performed according to the entrustment form selected by the user. In addition, photography is performed in all courses of the cultivation contract regardless of the type of commission.

In step S58, the image data obtained by the photographing in step S57 or S56 is stored in the storage device 48. At this time, the data of the photographing date and time and the photographed section number data are also stored together with the image data.

Next, the process shifts to step S59 to determine whether or not the process from step S51 has been executed for all records in the contract database. If there is an unprocessed record, the process returns to step S51 to repeat the process from step S51 for the unprocessed record. If all the processes have been completed, the process proceeds to the next step S60.

In step S60, a process of transmitting the image data stored in the storage device in step S58 to the vegetable garden server 10 via a communication line is performed, and the cultivation robot actual operation process ends.

In the vegetable garden server 10, the above step S60
Here, the image data sent from the cultivation robot 40 is registered in the plant image database (FIG. 9C), and the plant image database is used when reading the image data in step S25 or step S22 in FIG. The required image data. Each field of the data registered in the plant image database is, as shown in FIG. 9C, “section number”, “photographing date and time”, “image data”, and the like.

FIG. 11 shows a flowchart of the robot-side delivery processing executed by the cultivation robot. The program that implements each function shown in this flowchart is CP
U41 is described in a readable instruction code, and the CPU 41
Is stored in a recording medium. In addition, this program can be transmitted to the cultivation robot 40 via a transmission medium such as a network line in the form of a program code.

This delivery process is started when a delivery request signal is sent to the cultivation robot 40 in step S47 of the server-side delivery process in FIG. When the cultivation robot 40 receives the delivery request signal, first, in step S71, the moving device 45 is operated based on the section data transmitted with the delivery request signal and indicating which section of the plant is to be delivered to the section data. After moving to the corresponding cultivation section, the plants in this cultivation section are collected by the plant collection device 43 in step S72 and placed on the loading platform 44. When a plurality of section data are sent from the vegetable garden server 10, steps S71 and S7 are sequentially performed for each section data.
Step 2 is executed.

Next, in step S73, it is determined whether or not there is still a section for which a delivery request has been made. If there is, the flow returns to step S71 to repeat the processing in steps S71 and S72. If not, the flow proceeds to the next step S74. .

When the process proceeds to step S74, the moving device 45 is sequentially operated to move to the distribution center 22 (step S74), and the collected plant and a section number tag indicating which cultivation section the plant belongs to are collected. A process of setting and unloading from the loading platform 44 (step S75) and a process of transmitting a completion signal of the delivery process to the vegetable garden server 10 (step S75)
76) to end the robot-side delivery processing.

In other words, by the robot-side delivery processing, the plants for which the user has requested delivery on the observation record page of FIG. 7B are automatically collected from the cultivation section and transported to the delivery center 22, where they are delivered. The shipping process is performed and the product is transported to the user's home or the like.

As described above, according to the plant cultivation and cultivation system of this embodiment, the user sets the cultivation section for cultivating his / her own plant through the network NET through the vegetable garden center 20.
You can cultivate your own plants there.
Furthermore, it is possible to select a cultivation entrustment form according to the user by selecting a contract course on the contract page (FIG. 6D). Since it is automatically arranged, users can grow plants and enjoy plant cultivation simply by engaging in cultivation as much as possible.

Further, by the cultivation robot for cultivating plants, the cultivation process arranged according to the contract course can be automatically performed on the plants in the contracted cultivation section. The worker may perform a predetermined cultivation process on the corresponding cultivation section based on the cultivation process data arranged by the vegetable garden server 10 without relying on the cultivation robot.

Further, as the consignment forms that can be selected in the above contract course, there are provided a full consignment course, a weekend course entrusting only a part of the cultivation processing, and a self-cultivation course not entrusting the cultivation processing. For example, a user who is far from the cultivation site and cannot easily access the irrigated plant, a user who has no free time and can only go to the cultivation site on a weekend, and a user who is near and can go to the cultivation site every day. In addition, it is possible to select a trust form according to the situation of each user. The entrustment form can be applied in various other ways, such as entrustment by designating a time or entrustment for each cultivation process (for example, entrustment of fertilizer or chemical injection only).

Further, the user can check the daily cultivation status of the plants in the contracted cultivation section at the user terminal 30 via the network NET. Even if you do not go, you can observe the growth of your own plants while staying at home, so that you can enjoy the real thrill of plant cultivation.

Also, since the user can collect and deliver the plants in the cultivation section contracted via the network NET, the user can actually pick up his / her own plants, which have been observing the growing condition. Can be enjoyed, so that the joy of plant cultivation can be further enjoyed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, as a component of the plant cultivation and cultivation system, the user terminal 30 is connected via the network NET.
Vegetable server 10, a management computer such as a plant sales department, and a cultivation robot 40 connected to the server. However, for example, the vegetable garden server 10 may be configured to also have a function as a management computer, or , Without installing a management computer in the plant sales department or distribution center,
Processing can also be arranged from the vegetable garden server 10 to the sales department or distribution center by printing out or sending a fax. Further, the processing performed by the cultivation robot can be performed by an operator.

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As described above, according to the plant cultivation and cultivation system of the present invention, a user can register a cultivation section for cultivating his / her own plant and cultivate the plant there. Furthermore, it is possible to select the cultivation form of cultivation according to the user, and the selected contract form will arrange, for example, cultivation processing in a range that the user cannot do, so that the user is engaged in cultivation in the possible range. This alone has the effect that plants can be grown and plant cultivation can be enjoyed.

Further, the cultivation apparatus for cultivating the plant can automatically perform the cultivation process entrusted to the plant in the corresponding cultivation section.

Further, since the user can check the growing condition of the plant in the registered cultivation section while staying away, the user can go to the cultivation place or not at all. However, for example, it is possible to observe the growth of the own plant while staying at home, thereby providing an effect of being able to enjoy the real thrill of plant cultivation.

Further, the user can request the delivery of his / her own plant and actually pick up his / her own plant, so that the user can enjoy the joy of plant cultivation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a plant cultivation and cultivation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a vegetable garden server in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the cultivation robot of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a part of a flowchart showing a procedure of an access process executed by the vegetable garden server in response to a user's access.

FIG. 5 is the remaining part of the flowchart showing the procedure of the plant delivery process executed by the vegetable garden server.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram showing a plurality of display pages related to user registration, which are transmitted to the user side and displayed when the user accesses the vegetable garden server.

FIG. 7 is an image diagram showing a display page related to plant observation, which is transmitted and displayed to the user side when the user accesses the vegetable garden server.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a plant delivery process executed by the vegetable garden server.

FIG. 9 is a data chart showing a plurality of databases constructed in a storage unit of the vegetable garden server.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a cultivation operation process executed by the cultivation robot.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a delivery process performed by the cultivation robot.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 vegetable garden server 11 CPU 13 storage device 14 recording medium 18 transmission control unit 20 vegetable garden center 21 plant sales department 22 transport center 23 division area 30 user terminal 40 cultivation robot 41 CPU 43 plant collection device 44 bed 45 moving device 46 division sensor 47 imaging Camera 48 Storage device 49 Communication control unit

Claims (10)

[Claims] Claims: 1. An application receiving means for receiving an application for plant cultivation from a user terminal of a user, a section registering means for registering a cultivation section where the applied plant cultivation is performed for each user, A consignment form receiving means for accepting the consignment form from the user; and a cultivation processing arrangement means for arranging the cultivation processing for assisting the growth of the plant in accordance with the received consignment form so as to be performed on the plants in the corresponding cultivation section. A plant cultivation and cultivation system characterized by comprising: 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said application receiving means receives an application for plant cultivation via a network, and said consignment form receiving means receives the consignment form via a network. 1
The described plant cultivation and cultivation system. 3. A cultivation device for performing a cultivation process and a collection process that assists the growth of the plant, wherein the cultivation device performs the process arranged by the cultivation process arrangement means on the plant in the corresponding cultivation section. The plant cultivation and cultivation system according to claim 1, wherein the system is configured. 4. The entrustment form accepted by the entrustment form accepting means includes a full entrustment form in which all processing related to cultivation is entrusted, a partial entrustment form in which only a part of the processing is entrusted, and an unentrusted entrustment in which processing is not entrusted. The plant cultivation and cultivation system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a form is included. 5. An application receiving means for receiving an application for plant cultivation by a user, a section registering means for registering a cultivation section where the applied plant cultivation is performed for each user, and a plant growing situation in the registered cultivation section Storage means for storing the information of plant growth in the cultivation section where plant cultivation of the user is performed in response to a request for plant growth observation by the user from the storage means and provided to the user A plant cultivation and cultivation system comprising: 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said application receiving means receives an application for plant cultivation via a network, and said breeding status providing means transmits said breeding status information via a network. Plant growing system. 7. A delivery receiving means for receiving a plant delivery request from a user, and a delivery arrangement for delivering a plant collected from a cultivation section of the user requested based on the delivery request to the user. The plant cultivation and cultivation system according to claim 5 or 6, further comprising: 8. The information on the growing condition of the plant transmitted by the growing condition providing means is digital image information obtained by photographing the plant or a cultivation section where the plant is grown by photographing means. The plant cultivation and cultivation system according to claim 5. 9. A recording medium storing a program comprising an instruction code readable by a computer, the application receiving routine receiving a user's application for plant cultivation via a network, and performing the requested plant cultivation. A cultivation process corresponding to a zoning registration routine for registering a cultivation zone to be categorized for each user, a consignment type reception routine for receiving the entrusted form of plant cultivation from a user via a network, and a cultivation process corresponding to the received entrustment type A recording medium characterized by storing a program including: a cultivation processing arrangement routine for arranging the cultivation processing to be performed on the plants in the section. 10. A recording medium storing a program including an instruction code readable by a computer, the application receiving routine receiving a user's application for plant cultivation via a network, and executing the applied plant cultivation. A section registration routine for registering a cultivation section to be cultivated for each user; a storage routine for storing information on the cultivation status of plants in the registered cultivation section in a storage device; And a cultivation status transmission routine for calling the information on the cultivation status of the plant in the cultivation section where the plant cultivation of the user is performed from the storage means and transmitting the information to the user via the network. Recording medium characterized by the above-mentioned.