JP2004348445A - Foodstuff management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foodstuff management system that can provide a recommended menu using foodstuffs about to expire by acquiring necessary information at an external terminal as operating a home terminal, and can provide a menu corresponding to a specification of health condition. <P>SOLUTION: The foodstuff management system comprises a POS system 1 for sending purchased merchandise information on each customer via a communication network, the external terminal 2 for externally operating the home terminal to acquire necessary information such as foodstuff stock management information, and the home terminal 10 for receiving the merchandise information sent from the POS system 1 and cooperating with the external terminal operation to send requested information to the external terminal; and provides foodstuff stock information, expired foodstuff information, a dish menu using stock foodstuffs, a dish menu using foodstuffs about to expire, and insufficient foodstuff information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a food management system, and more particularly, to a food management system in an ordinary household.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The fact is that traditional food management in each household is hardly performed. For example, in each household, purchased foods are stored in a refrigerator for fresh foods, and other foods are stored on shelves. And managing the inventory of fresh food groceries relies on the memories of housewives. As described above, conventionally, unified management of foodstuffs has not been performed, so that the following problems have occurred.
▲ 1 ▼ Since there is no way of knowing what ingredients are inside the refrigerator, the refrigerator must be opened and checked, so the cooling effect will be impaired, resulting in wasted power and reduced freshness of the ingredients. I do.
(2) Perishable foods and the like often rot because their expiration dates cannot be determined.
(3) Because it is difficult to check the stock status of foodstuffs, stock shortages or excessive purchases occur.
[0003]
In order to solve these problems, the conventional technology has a function of connecting a POS system of a store to a home terminal via a communication network, transferring purchase product information for each customer to the home terminal, and collecting and managing the information at the home terminal. In some cases, when food is consumed, information attached to the food such as a bar code is read, and the food is deleted to save time and effort for inputting (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0004]
Further, there is a method in which foodstuff management is limited to management in a refrigerator, a barcode given to food is read by a home terminal, and inventory management and freshness management in the refrigerator are performed (for example, see Patent Document 2).
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-154271 (page 4, page 5, FIG. 1)
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-5-288456 (page 2, page 3, FIG. 1)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The above-described conventional technique has a problem that necessary food information cannot be obtained by operating a home terminal from an external terminal. Further, there is a problem that not only a warning is displayed for a food whose expiration date is about to expire, but also a recommended menu from the food and another food cannot be provided. Further, there is a problem that, in addition to the designation of the cooking menu, it is not possible to provide a menu according to the designation of the health condition and the information on the missing ingredients.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and it is possible to obtain necessary information by operating a home terminal from an external terminal, and to provide a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire. It is an object of the present invention to provide a food management system that can provide a menu according to the designation of a health condition.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) The invention described in claim 1 is as follows. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a POS system for transmitting purchased merchandise information for each customer via a communication network 3; 2, an external terminal for operating a home terminal from the outside to obtain necessary information such as food stock management information; 1 is a home terminal that receives the product information sent from the device 1 and transmits request information to the external terminal in cooperation with the operation of the external terminal. Here, the POS means Point of Sale (point-of-sale information management).
[0009]
In such a system, provision of food inventory information, provision of expiration date food information, provision of a cooking menu utilizing inventory ingredients, provision of a cooking menu utilizing ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire, shortage of Providing food information
With such a configuration, necessary information can be obtained by operating the home terminal 10 from the external terminal 2, and a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire can be provided. (2) In the invention according to claim 2, the home terminal 10 includes a receiving unit 11 for receiving a signal from the POS system 1 or the external terminal 2 and a transmission for transmitting necessary information in response to an operation instruction from the external terminal 2. Unit 12, a food information identification unit 13 that identifies food information from product information, an inventory management unit 14 that manages inventory of food, a shelf life management unit 15 that manages the shelf life of fresh food, and a dish using stock ingredients. A stock food utilization processing unit 16 for providing a menu, a cooking food utilization processing unit 17 for providing cooking menu information utilizing the expiration date warning food and insufficient food information, an input operation unit 18 for inputting various information, and a menu / Storage unit 20 for storing recipe information, food inventory management information, expiration date management information, in-stock ingredients utilizing dishes menu information, warning ingredients utilizing dishes menu information, and a table displaying various information And parts 19, characterized by comprising the control unit 21 for controlling the respective components. The food information identification unit 13 recognizes and extracts only food information from the product information sent from the POS system 1. Subsequent operations are performed only on the food information identified by the food information identification unit 13. Here, the warning ingredients refer to ingredients whose expiration date is about to expire.
[0010]
With this configuration, by communicating with the POS system 1 and the external terminal 2 via the communication network 3, the home terminal 10 can be operated from the external terminal 2 to obtain necessary information, and the expiration date expires. A recommended menu using such ingredients can be provided.
(3) The invention according to claim 3 comprises a POS system for transmitting purchased product information for each customer via a communication network, and an external terminal for operating a home terminal from the outside to obtain necessary information such as food stock management information. And a home terminal that receives the product information sent from the POS system and transmits request information to the external terminal in cooperation with the operation of the external terminal. Provision, provision of a cooking menu that utilizes inventory ingredients, provision of a cooking menu that uses ingredients that are about to expire, provision of a cooking menu that matches health conditions, and provision of information on missing ingredients Features.
[0011]
With this configuration, the required information can be obtained by operating the home terminal from the external terminal, a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire can be provided, and a menu according to the designation of the health condition can be provided. Can be provided.
(4) The invention according to claim 4, wherein the home terminal includes: a receiving unit that receives a signal from a POS system or an external terminal; a transmitting unit that transmits necessary information in response to an operation instruction from the external terminal; A food information identification unit that identifies food information from a stock, an inventory management unit that manages food inventory, a shelf life management unit that manages the shelf life of fresh food, and an inventory food processing unit that provides a menu that uses inventory food And a warning ingredient utilization processing unit that provides cooking menu information and missing ingredient information using expiration date warning ingredients, a healthy food providing processing unit that provides cooking menu information and missing ingredient information according to the health status, and various information. And an input operation unit for inputting a menu, and store menu / recipe information, food inventory management information, expiration date management information, inventory food-based food menu information, and warning food-based food menu information. A storage unit, a display unit for displaying various information, and wherein the control unit, in that it consists of controlling the respective components.
[0012]
With this configuration, the required information can be obtained by operating the home terminal from the external terminal, a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire can be provided, and a menu according to the designation of the health condition can be provided. Can be provided.
(5) In the invention according to claim 5, the POS system inputs the product name, the purchase date, the quantity, the food identifier, and the product information further added with the expiration date and the storage identifier for the food. The address is transmitted via a communication network.
[0013]
With this configuration, necessary information can be transmitted from the POS system to the home terminal.
(6) The invention according to claim 6, wherein the external terminal is connected to the home terminal via a communication network, obtains and displays information in a storage unit of the home terminal in cooperation with the home terminal, and The operation input is performed.
[0014]
With this configuration, the external terminal can access the home terminal and perform necessary processing.
(7) The invention according to claim 7, wherein the inventory management unit of the home terminal creates a food item list from the food information sent from the POS system and the consumed food information input from the input operation unit, and performs inventory management. In addition to the function of storing food in the refrigerator by distinguishing the food stored in the refrigerator, the number of food information from the POS system is divided into a dozen, the unit information of packs, etc. It has a function of registering in a list.
[0015]
With this configuration, the inventory management unit of the home terminal can manage the inventory of the food and the inventory of the refrigerator, and can disassemble it into the number of used food units and register it in the food item list. be able to.
(8) The invention according to claim 8, wherein the expiration date management unit of the home terminal calculates the number of days remaining until the expiration date from the expiration date of the food information and the current date, and the freshness according to the degree of the number of remaining days. It is characterized by giving a warning.
[0016]
According to this structure, the expiration date management unit of the home terminal can issue a freshness warning to the food.
(9) The invention described in claim 9 is that the stock ingredient utilization processing unit of the home terminal provides a dish menu / recipe information that can be cooked with the stock ingredients when the number of people is input, and runs short when the number of people and a desired dish menu are input. It is characterized by providing material name and quantity information.
[0017]
According to this configuration, when the desired food menu is input, the stock food utilization processing unit of the home terminal provides the missing material name and the quantity information, and purchases the food according to the provided information to realize the desired menu. be able to.
(10) The invention according to claim 10 is characterized in that the warning food utilization processing unit of the home terminal, when the number of people and the warning food are input, provides the available menu / recipe information including the warning food from the stock food. And
[0018]
With this configuration, the warning food utilization processing unit of the home terminal can provide cookable menu / recipe information including the warning food from the stock food.
(11) In the invention according to claim 11, the health food provision processing unit of the home terminal, when health information such as a disease name and a calorie is input, prepares a cookable food menu / recipe information suitable for a health condition made from stock ingredients. It is characterized in that it has a function of providing, and a function of providing information on missing ingredients when cooking is impossible only with stock food.
[0019]
According to this configuration, the healthy food provision processing unit of the home terminal can provide the food menu / recipe information suitable for the health condition, and can also provide the information when there is a missing ingredient.
(12) The invention according to claim 12 is characterized in that a POS system capable of outputting the purchased merchandise information for each customer as a readable receipt and an external terminal operating a home terminal from the outside to obtain necessary information such as food stock information. A home terminal that reads receipts and sends request information to the external terminal in cooperation with the operation of the external terminal, providing food inventory information, providing expiration date food information, and It is characterized by providing a utilized cooking menu, providing a cooking menu utilizing ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire, and providing missing ingredients information.
[0020]
With this configuration, it is possible to read a receipt, transmit request information to an external terminal, and perform inventory management, provision of a cooking menu, and the like.
(13) The invention according to claim 13 is a POS system that outputs purchased product information for each customer as a readable receipt, and an external terminal that obtains necessary information such as food stock information by operating a home terminal from outside. A home terminal that reads receipts and sends request information to the external terminal in cooperation with the operation of the external terminal, providing food inventory information, providing expiration date food information, and It is characterized by providing a utilized cooking menu, providing a cooking menu utilizing ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire, providing a cooking menu according to a health condition, and providing missing food information.
[0021]
According to this configuration, it is possible to read the receipt, transmit the request information to the external terminal, and perform inventory management, provision of a cooking menu, provision of a cooking menu according to a health condition, and the like.
[0022]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the present invention. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In the figure, 1 is a POS system, 2 is an external terminal, and 10 is a home terminal. In the home terminal 10, a receiving unit 11 receives information from the POS terminal, and a transmitting unit 12 transmits information to the external terminal 2.
[0023]
14 is an inventory management unit, 15 is a best-before date management unit, 16a is a warning food / stock food utilization processing unit, 18 is an input operation unit, 19 is a display unit that displays various information, 20 is a storage unit that stores various information, Reference numeral 21 denotes a control unit that operates the entire home terminal 10, and reference numeral 22 denotes a clock that gives time information. The operation of the system configured as described above will be described below.
[0024]
First, when a consumer purchases a product at a store, product information (1) is transmitted from the POS system 1 to the home terminal 10. Here, the product information refers to a product type, a unit price, a number, and the like. The product information transmitted from the POS system 1 is received by the reception unit 11 of the home terminal 10 and stored in the storage unit 20 via the control unit 21.
[0025]
On the other hand, a food inventory inquiry request (2) and a food use information request (3) are transmitted from the external terminal 2 to the home terminal 10. In the home terminal 10, this request is received via the receiving unit 11 and notified to the control unit 21. Upon receiving these requests, the control unit 21 refers to the storage unit 20 to extract necessary information, activates the transmission unit 12, and returns a response to the external terminal 2.
[0026]
On the other hand, the input operation unit 18 issues a food utilization information request (3), a consumed food information input (4), a food inventory display request (5), and a expiration date display request (6) to the control unit 21. Done. The control unit 21 that has received the food utilization information request activates the warning food / stock food utilization processing unit 16a. The warning food / stock food utilization processing unit 16a accesses the storage unit 20, reads necessary information, and displays it on the display unit 19.
[0027]
The consumed food information input {circle around (4)} is provided from the control unit 21 to the inventory management unit 14. The inventory management unit 14 accesses the storage unit 20 to read out the necessary consumed food information and causes the display unit 19 to display the information. The food stock display request (5) is given from the control unit 21 to the stock management unit 14, and the stock management unit 14 reads out the food stock information stored in the storage unit 20 and causes the display unit 19 to display the food stock information. .
[0028]
The expiration date display request (6) is given from the control unit 21 to the expiration date management unit 15. The expiration date management unit 15 calculates the expiration date based on the purchase date of the corresponding food stored in the storage unit 20 and the time information given from the clock 22, and the name and expiration date of the food whose expiration date is approaching. Is displayed on the display unit 19. In this case, the control unit 21 refers to the storage unit 20 to read a cooking menu using the stock ingredients, and also reads a cooking menu using the food whose expiration date is about to expire, and causes the display unit 19 to display the menu.
[0029]
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain necessary information by operating the home terminal 10 from the external terminal 2 and to provide a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is about to expire.
[0030]
According to the present invention, as the home terminal 10, the receiving unit 11, the transmitting unit 12, the inventory management unit 14, the expiration date management unit 15, the warning food / stock food utilization processing unit 16a, the input operation unit 18, and the display unit 19 are provided. , The storage unit 20, the control unit 21, and the clock 22 to communicate with the POS system 1 and the external terminal 2 via the communication network 3 (see FIG. 1). The necessary information can be obtained by operating, and a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is about to expire can be provided.
[0031]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals. The difference from the block diagram shown in FIG. 1 is that a health food provision processing unit 23 is newly provided in the home terminal 10. In addition, the reception unit 11, the transmission unit 12, the food information identification unit 13, the display unit 19, the stock management unit 14, the expiration date management unit 15, the stock food utilization processing unit 16, the warning food utilization processing unit 17, the input operation unit 18 , Display unit 19, storage unit 20, and control unit 21 are the same as those in FIG.
[0032]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the present invention. As shown in the figure, it is composed of product information and food inventory management information. The product information includes a product name, a purchase date, a quantity, a food identifier (other than food / food), a shelf life, and a storage identifier (freezing / refrigeration / normal temperature). The food inventory management information includes a storage location, a purchase date, a quantity, a shelf life, and freshness warning information. These pieces of information are transmitted from the POS system 1 to the home terminal 10 and stored in the storage unit 20. As a result, necessary information can be transmitted from the POS system 1 to the home terminal 10.
[0033]
The external terminal 2 is connected to the home terminal 10 via the communication network 3, and obtains and displays information in the storage unit 20 of the home terminal 10 and operates the home terminal 10 in cooperation with the home terminal 10. Input can be performed. In this way, the external terminal 2 can access the home terminal 10 and perform necessary processing.
[0034]
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing menu / recipe information of the present invention. In the example shown in (1), menus 1 to 3 are stored, each of which is composed of a recipe name, a number of persons, and a food name. In the example shown in (2), menus 1 to 2 are stored, and a recipe name, the number of people, a food name, a calorie, a salt content, a sugar content, and a subject name are stored, respectively. In the case of the example shown in (2), calories, salt contents, and sugar contents are stored because it is necessary to prepare a dish suitable for, for example, a diabetic patient. These pieces of information are stored in the storage unit 20.
[0035]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the operation of the control unit. The system configuration shown in FIG. 3 is used. The control unit 21 checks whether the information input from the receiving unit 11 is the product information from the POS system 1 (S1). If so, the inventory management unit 14 is activated, and the inventory management unit 14 performs a process of storing the input product information in the storage unit 20 (S2). The processing result is displayed on the display unit 19 (S3).
[0036]
Next, it is checked whether or not the consumed food information has been input from the input operation unit 18 (S4). If so, the inventory management unit 14 is activated to perform a process of deleting the product information stored in the storage unit 20 (S2). The processing result is displayed on the display unit 19 (S3). Next, it is checked whether the request is from the external terminal 2 (S5). If so, the control unit 21 reads out the information stored in the storage unit 20, activates the transmission unit 12, performs transmission processing (S6), and displays the processing result on the display unit 19 (S3). ).
[0037]
Next, it is assumed that the expiration date request has been made from the input operation unit 18. The control unit 21 checks whether it is the expiration date information request (S7), and if so, activates the expiration date management unit 15, searches the storage unit 20, and reads out the food information whose expiration date is due. The expiration date processing is performed (S8), and the processing result is displayed on the display unit 19 as a freshness warning (S3). As a result, the consumer can recognize the food information whose expiration date has come.
[0038]
Next, it is assumed that a warning foodstuff utilization request has been made from the input operation unit 18. The control unit 21 checks whether it is a warning foodstuff utilization request (S9). If so, the warning foodstuff utilization processing unit 17 is activated to perform the warning foodstuff utilization processing (S10). The processing result is displayed on the display unit 19 (S3).
[0039]
Next, it is assumed that a request for utilizing the stock ingredients is made from the input operation unit 18. The control unit 21 checks whether or not the request is an inventory foodstuff utilization request (S11), and if so, activates the inventory foodstuff utilization processing unit 16. The stock ingredient utilization processing unit 16 searches for a dish menu that can be prepared from the stock ingredients (S12), and displays the search result on the display unit 19 (S3).
[0040]
Next, it is assumed that a request for providing healthy food has been made from the input operation unit 18. The control unit 21 checks whether the request is a healthy food provision request (S13). If so, the healthy food provision processing unit 23 is activated, and the healthy food provision processing unit 23 searches for a healthy food menu from the stocked ingredients (S14), and displays the search result on the display unit. 19 is displayed (S3). Next, it is assumed that a shortage food provision request has been made from the input operation unit 18. The control unit 21 checks whether it is a shortage food provision request (S15), and if so, searches the storage unit 20 and recognizes a shortage material required for the corresponding cooking menu (S16). Is displayed on the display unit 19 (S3).
[0041]
As described above, the inventory management unit 14 creates a food item list from the food information sent from the POS system 1 and the consumed food information input from the input operation unit 18, manages the inventory, and stores the refrigerator in the refrigerator. The food is distinguished and inventory management in the refrigerator is performed, and the unit information of the food information from the POS system 1 such as a dozen or packs can be decomposed into the minimum number of used food materials and registered in the food item list.
[0042]
In this way, the inventory management unit 14 of the home terminal 10 can perform the inventory management of the food and the inventory management in the refrigerator, and can also disassemble it into the number of used food units and register it in the food item list. can do.
[0043]
Further, the expiration date management unit 15 can calculate the number of days remaining until the expiration date from the expiration date of the food information and the current date, and issue a freshness warning according to the degree of the number of remaining days.
[0044]
In this way, the expiration date management unit 15 can issue a freshness warning to the food.
[0045]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the present invention. The configuration shown in FIG. 3 is used as the system. First, the operation of using the warning food will be described. The warning ingredient utilization processing unit 17 searches for a warning ingredient from the food inventory list in the storage unit 20 (S1). Next, the warning foodstuff utilization processing unit 17 extracts a menu including the warning foodstuff (S2). Next, the warning ingredient utilization processing unit 17 lists a menu including the warning ingredients on the display unit 19 (S3).
[0046]
The consumer selects a desired menu from the displayed cooking menu (S4). Selection of a desired menu is performed by operating the input operation unit 18. When the desired menu is selected in step S4, the control unit 21 extracts a recipe from the menu / recipe information stored in the storage unit 20 (S5). When the number of persons is input (S6), the control unit 21 performs a predetermined calculation (S7). Here, the predetermined calculation is as follows.
[0047]
For example, it is assumed that the recipe extracted in step S5 is a recipe for three persons. It is assumed that the number entered in step S6 is five. The control unit 21 adjusts the amount of the ingredients so that the recipe for three people matches the recipe for five people.
[0048]
Next, the control unit 21 checks whether cooking can be performed with the stock ingredients (S8). If cooking is possible, the recipe is displayed on the display unit 19 (S9). If cooking is impossible with the stock ingredients, the name and quantity of the missing ingredients are displayed on the display unit 19 (S10). Consumers make food by purchasing missing ingredients.
[0049]
Next, the operation of providing healthy food will be described. The consumer inputs health information (disease name / calorie) from the input operation unit 18 (S11). Then, the healthy food provision processing unit 23 extracts a recipe from the menu / recipe information stored in the storage unit 20 (S5). The following operations are the same as in the case of using the warning food.
[0050]
Next, the operation of providing insufficient food will be described. The consumer inputs a desired menu from the input operation unit 18 (S12). The control unit 21 extracts a recipe from the menu / recipe information (S5). The following operation is the same as the operation when the ingredients are insufficient in the menu recipe in the case of using the warning ingredients.
[0051]
Next, an operation of utilizing the stock ingredients will be described. First, the number of persons is input from the input operation unit 18 (S13). Since menu / recipe information is displayed on the display section 19, a desired recipe is taken out of the menu / recipe information (S14). Next, the stock ingredient utilization processing unit 16 calculates the type and amount of the necessary ingredients from the desired dish and the number of persons (S15).
[0052]
Next, the control unit 21 activates the inventory management unit 14 and refers to the storage unit 20 to search a food inventory list from ingredients of the recipe (S16). Next, the control unit 21 checks whether or not cooking is possible with the stock ingredients (S17). If cooking is possible, the menu list is registered in the storage unit 20 (S18). Next, it is checked whether the search is completed (S19). If the search has not been completed, the process returns to step S14 to retrieve the next recipe. If it is not possible to cook with the stock ingredients in step S17, the process proceeds to step S19, and it is checked whether the search is completed.
[0053]
When the search is completed, the control unit 21 displays the cookable menu registered in the menu list on the display unit 19 (S20).
[0054]
As described above, according to the present invention, the stock ingredient utilization processing unit 16 provides the food menu / recipe information that can be cooked with the stock ingredients when the number of people is input, and the shortage material name and quantity when the number of people and the desired food menu are input. Information can be provided.
[0055]
In this way, when the desired ingredient is input, the stock ingredient utilization processing unit 16 provides the missing ingredient name and the quantity information, so that the ingredient can be purchased according to the provided information and the desired menu can be realized. .
[0056]
Further, when the warning food material utilization processing unit 17 inputs the number of people and the warning food material, the available food menu / recipe information including the warning food material can be provided from the stock food material.
[0057]
According to this, the warning ingredient utilization processing unit 17 of the home terminal can provide the cookable menu / recipe information including the warning ingredient from the stock ingredients.
[0058]
In addition, when health information such as a disease name and calories is input, the healthy food provision processing unit 23 provides a food menu / recipe information suitable for a health condition that can be made from stock ingredients, and if the stock food alone cannot be cooked, Can provide missing food information.
[0059]
In this way, the healthy food provision processing unit 23 can provide the food menu / recipe information suitable for the health condition, and can also provide the information when there is a missing ingredient.
[0060]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where food information is transmitted from the POS system 1 to the home terminal via the communication network 3 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the POS terminal 1 may be able to output the purchased merchandise information for each customer as a readable receipt. In this case, the home terminal requires a reading means for reading the receipt.
[0061]
By doing so, it is possible to read the receipt, transmit the request information to the external terminal, and perform inventory management, provision of a cooking menu, provision of a cooking menu according to a health condition, and the like.
[0062]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) According to the invention described in claim 1, necessary information can be obtained by operating the home terminal from the external terminal, and a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire can be provided.
(2) According to the second aspect of the invention, by communicating with the POS system and the external terminal via the communication network, necessary information can be obtained by operating the home terminal from the external terminal, and the expiration date can be obtained. We can provide recommended menus using ingredients that are likely to cut.
(3) According to the third aspect of the invention, necessary information can be obtained by operating the home terminal from the external terminal, a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire, and a health condition can be provided. Menu can be provided according to the specification of
(4) According to the invention described in claim 4, necessary information can be obtained by operating the home terminal from the external terminal, a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire can be provided, and health condition can be provided. Menu can be provided according to the specification of
(5) According to the invention described in claim 5, necessary information can be transmitted from the POS system to the home terminal.
(6) According to the invention described in claim 6, the external terminal can access the home terminal and perform necessary processing.
(7) According to the invention described in claim 7, the inventory management unit of the home terminal can manage the inventory of the food and the inventory of the refrigerator, and can also disassemble the number of used food units. You can register in the food item list.
(8) According to the invention described in claim 8, the expiration date management unit of the home terminal can issue a freshness warning to the food.
(9) According to the ninth aspect of the invention, when the desired food menu is input, the stock food utilization processing unit of the home terminal provides the name of the missing material and the quantity information, and purchases the food according to the provided information. A desired menu can be realized.
(10) According to the tenth aspect of the invention, the warning ingredient utilization processing unit of the home terminal can provide cookable menu / recipe information including the warning ingredient from the stock ingredients.
(11) According to the invention described in claim 11, the healthy food provision processing unit of the home terminal provides, in addition to the food menu / recipe information appropriate for the health condition, the information when there is a missing ingredient. Can be.
(12) According to the twelfth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to read a receipt, transmit request information to an external terminal, perform inventory management, provide a food menu, and the like.
(13) According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the receipt is read, the request information is transmitted to the external terminal, inventory management, provision of a food menu, provision of a food menu according to a health condition, and the like are performed. be able to.
[0063]
As described above, according to the present invention, necessary information can be obtained by operating the home terminal from the external terminal, a recommended menu using ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire can be provided, and the health condition can be designated. It is possible to provide a food management system capable of providing a menu according to the condition.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a principle block diagram of the method of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data structure example of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing menu / recipe information of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation of a control unit.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 POS system
2 external terminals
3 Communication network
10 Home terminal
11 Receiver
12 Transmission section
13 Food Information Identification Department
14 Inventory Management Department
15 Shelf Life Management Department
16 Stock Food Utilization Processing Department
17 warning ingredients utilization processing section
18 Input operation unit
19 Display
20 storage unit
21 Control unit

Claims (13)

A POS system for transmitting purchase product information for each customer via a communication network;
An external terminal that operates a home terminal from outside to obtain necessary information such as food inventory management information,
A home terminal that receives the product information sent from the POS system and transmits request information to the external terminal in cooperation with the operation of the external terminal;
Consisting of
Provision of food inventory information, expiration date food information, provision of food menus utilizing inventory ingredients, provision of food menus using ingredients that are about to expire, and provision of missing ingredients information A food management system characterized by that: The home terminal,
A receiving unit for receiving a signal from a POS system or an external terminal;
A transmission unit for transmitting necessary information in response to an operation instruction from an external terminal;
A food information identification unit for identifying food information from product information,
An inventory management unit that performs food inventory management;
A shelf life management unit that manages the shelf life of fresh food;
An inventory ingredient utilization processing section that provides a dish menu utilizing inventory ingredients,
A warning ingredient utilization processing unit that provides cooking menu information and missing ingredient information utilizing the expiration date warning ingredients,
An input operation unit for inputting various information;
A storage unit for storing menu / recipe information, food inventory management information, expiration date management information, cooking menu information utilizing in-stock ingredients, and cooking menu information utilizing warning ingredients;
A display unit for displaying various information;
A control unit that controls the components,
The foodstuff management system according to claim 1, comprising: A POS system for transmitting purchase product information for each customer via a communication network;
An external terminal that operates a home terminal from outside to obtain necessary information such as food inventory management information,
A home terminal that receives the product information sent from the POS system and transmits request information to the external terminal in cooperation with the operation of the external terminal;
Consisting of
Provision of food inventory information, expiration date provision of food information, provision of food menus that use stock ingredients, provision of food menus that use ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire, and food menus according to health conditions Food management system characterized by providing information on food shortages. The home terminal,
A receiving unit for receiving a signal from a POS system or an external terminal;
A transmission unit for transmitting necessary information in response to an operation instruction from an external terminal;
A food information identification unit for identifying food information from product information,
An inventory management unit that performs food inventory management;
A shelf life management unit that manages the shelf life of fresh food;
An inventory ingredient utilization processing section that provides a dish menu utilizing inventory ingredients,
A warning ingredient utilization processing unit that provides cooking menu information and missing ingredient information utilizing the expiration date warning ingredients,
A healthy food provision processing unit that provides food menu information and missing ingredient information according to the health condition,
An input operation unit for inputting various information;
A storage unit for storing menu / recipe information, food inventory management information, expiration date management information, cooking menu information utilizing in-stock ingredients, and cooking menu information utilizing warning ingredients;
A display unit for displaying various information;
A control unit that controls the components,
The food management system according to claim 3, comprising: The POS system transmits, via the communication network, the product name to which the product name, the purchase date, the quantity, the food identifier, and, for the food, further the expiration date and the storage identifier are added, to the input address. The food product management system according to claim 1, wherein The external terminal is connected to the home terminal via a communication network, and obtains and displays information in a storage unit of the home terminal and performs operation input of the home terminal in cooperation with the home terminal. Item 1. The food management system according to Item 1. The inventory management unit of the home terminal has a function of creating a food item list from food information sent from the POS system and consumption food information input from the input operation unit and managing the inventory, and classifies the food stored in the refrigerator. Separately, there is a function to manage inventory in the refrigerator, and a function to decompose unit information such as dozens or packs of food information from the POS system into the minimum number of ingredients used and register it in the food item list. 3. The food management system according to claim 2, wherein 3. The expiration date management unit of the home terminal calculates the number of days remaining until the expiration date from the expiration date of the food information and the current date, and issues a freshness warning according to the degree of the remaining days. Food management system as described. The inventory ingredient utilization processing unit of the home terminal provides a cooking menu / recipe information that can be cooked with the inventory ingredients when the number of persons is input, and provides a missing ingredient name and quantity information when the number of persons and a desired cooking menu are input. 3. The food product management system according to claim 2, wherein 3. The foodstuff management system according to claim 2, wherein the warning foodstuff utilization processing unit of the home terminal, when the number of people and the warning foodstuff are inputted, provides a cookable menu / recipe information including the warning foodstuff from the stock foodstuff. . When the health information providing unit of the home terminal inputs health information such as a disease name and a calorie, a function of providing a cookable menu / recipe information suitable for a health condition that can be made from inventory ingredients, a function that cannot cook with only inventory foods 5. The food management system according to claim 4, wherein the food management system has a function of providing missing food information in a case. A POS system that can output purchase information for each customer as a readable receipt;
An external terminal that operates a home terminal from the outside to obtain necessary information such as food inventory information,
A home terminal that reads the receipt and transmits request information to the external terminal in cooperation with the operation of the external terminal;
Consisting of
Provision of food inventory information, expiration date food information, provision of food menus utilizing inventory ingredients, provision of food menus using ingredients that are about to expire, and provision of missing ingredients information A food management system characterized by that: A POS system that outputs information on purchased products for each customer as a readable receipt;
An external terminal that operates a home terminal from the outside to obtain necessary information such as food inventory information,
A home terminal that reads the receipt and transmits request information to the external terminal in cooperation with the operation of the external terminal;
Consisting of
Provision of food inventory information, expiration date provision of food information, provision of food menus that use stock ingredients, provision of food menus that use ingredients whose expiration date is likely to expire, and food menus according to health conditions Food management system characterized by providing information on food shortages.

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